pamong

pamong

Garo

Noun

pamong

1. pastor

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁ (pamong, “public official; guardian”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.mɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -mɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: pa‧mong

Noun

pamong (plural pamong-pamong, first-person possessive pamongku, second-person possessive pamongmu, third-person possessive pamongnya)

1. guardian, caretaker.

   Synonyms: pengasuh, pengurus

2. teacher

   Synonym: guru

3. public official

Derived terms

• pamong desa
• pamong praja

 

Further reading

• “pamong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.