kabupaten
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (kabupatén), equivalent to ke- + bupati + -an. Doublet of kebupatian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.bu.pa.ten/
- Hyphenation: ka‧bu‧pa‧tén
Noun
kabupatén (first-person possessive kabupatenku, second-person possessive kabupatenmu, third-person possessive kabupatennya)
- (government) regency (the second-level administrative division in Indonesia)
Usage notes
Kabupaten is used for former Dutch East Indies administrative division in Java of Dutch regentschap, which was renamed into Japanese 縣, 県 (ken) during Japanese occupation.
Related terms
- bupati
- kebupatian
Further reading
- “kabupaten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.