wewenang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of wenang, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wewenang, “privilege”), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wə.wə.ˈnaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -naŋ
  • Hyphenation: wêwênang

Noun

wêwênang (plural wewenang-wewenang)

  1. power, ability
  2. authority
    Synonym: otoritas
  3. jurisdiction
    Synonym: yurisdiksi
  4. (law) competence
  5. (rare) patent[1]
    Synonyms: oktroi, paten

Derived terms

  • wewenang pengaturan

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medan Bahasa‎[1] (in Indonesian), Djakarta: Balai Bahasa Republik Indonesia, Kementerian Pendidikan, Pengadjaran, dan Kebudajaan, 1950

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

wewenang

  1. romanization of ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ
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