sekaut

Caribbean Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schout.

Noun

sekaut

  1. police, police officer

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

sêkaut (plural sekaut-sekaut)

  1. (archaic) sheriff, bailiff, an official in charge of a police force

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