pakuncen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥꦏꦸꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ (pakuncén), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Equivalent to peng- + kunci + -an. Doublet of penguncian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paˈkʊnt͡ʃɛn]
- Hyphenation: pa‧kun‧cèn
Noun
pakuncèn (plural pakuncen-pakuncen, first-person possessive pakuncenku, second-person possessive pakuncenmu, third-person possessive pakuncennya)
- (Java) graveyard caretaker.
Further reading
- “pakuncen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.