pamong praja
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pamong (“official”, literally “guardian”) + praja (“nation, city”), borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ (pamong praja, “civil servant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpamɔŋ ˈprad͡ʒa]
Noun
pamong praja (first-person possessive pamong prajaku, second-person possessive pamong prajamu, third-person possessive pamong prajanya)
- civil servant
- Synonyms: apartur sipil negara, pegawai negeri sipil
Derived terms
- kepamongprajaan
Further reading
- “pamong praja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
pamong praja
- Romanization of ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ