ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦲꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Reduplication of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu, “leader, head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.lu.u.lu/

Noun

ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu-ulu)

  1. (historical) village official in charge of irrigation.
  2. (Yogyakarta, government) official in charge of village prosperity

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ulu-ulu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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