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kabayan

[ka.ba.jan]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. śudras below the pamangkus
  2. chief of customary village
  3. A kabayan refers to a chief of a customary village or a rank of sudras below the pamangkus.
Examples

Kabayan punika ngaturang pituduh ring krama désa.

The kabayan provides instructions to the villagers.

Pronunciationka.ba.jan

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term relates to traditional village social and administrative structures.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.