penggawa
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay penggawa, from Classical Malay penggawa, from Sanskrit पुङ्गव (puṅgava, “hero; chief”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [pəŋˈɡawa]
Hyphenation: pêng‧ga‧wa
=== Noun ===
penggawa (plural penggawa-penggawa)
(obsolete, military) sergeant
Synonyms: kepala pasukan, hulubalang
(obsolete) village chief
Synonym: kepala desa
==== Alternative forms ====
punggawa
==== Compounds ====
=== Further reading ===
“penggawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Classical Malay penggawa, from Sanskrit पुङ्गव (puṅgava).
=== Noun ===
penggawa (Jawi spelling ڤڠݢاوا, plural penggawa-penggawa or penggawa2)
head (of a district)
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: penggawa
=== Further reading ===
"penggawa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017