temenggung

== Indonesian == === Noun === têmênggung (plural temenggung-temenggung) nonstandard form of tumenggung == Javanese == === Romanization === temenggung romanization of ꦠꦼꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Javanese tumĕṅguṅ (compare with Javanese ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ (tumenggung)) infixing taṅguṅ (“carrying, bearing, burden, load”) with -um-; reanalysable as tanggung +‎ -em-. === Noun === temenggung (Jawi spelling تمڠݢوڠ, plural temenggung-temenggung or temenggung2) (historical) high-ranking official in some Malay sultanates under the bendahara (royal treasurer), typically in charge of the police or armed forces. === References === === Further reading === "temenggung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017