sekaut
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch schout, from Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səˈka.ʊt]
- Hyphenation: sê‧ka‧ut
Noun
sekaut or sêkaut
- (archaic) sheriff, bailiff, an official in charge of a police force.
Further reading
- “sekaut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.