kauman

Indonesian

Etymology

kaum +‎ -an, from Javanese kauman (ꦏꦲꦸꦩꦤ꧀).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈʊman]
Hyphenation: ka‧um‧an

Noun

kauman (first-person possessive kaumanku, second-person possessive kaumanmu, third-person possessive kaumannya)

(Islam) an area where pious Muslim communities are concentrated.

Further reading

“kauman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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