bupati

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese bhūpati (“king”), from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati) < भूमिपति (bhūmipati), compound of भूमि (bhūmi, “land”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord”). Cognate of Indonesian bupati, Javanese ꦧꦸꦥꦠꦶ (bupati).

Noun

bupati (Balinese script ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ)

1. king
2. regent:
   1. a high government official
   2. The person in charge of a county-level district in Indonesia known as a kabupaten.

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Javanese bupati, from Old Javanese bhūpati (“king”), from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati) < भूमिपति (bhūmipati), compound of भूमि (bhūmi, “land”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord”). Cognate of Balinese bupati.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /buˈpati/ [buˈpa.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: bu‧pa‧ti

Noun

bupati (plural bupati-bupati)

1. regent (high government official)
2. the person in charge of a county-level district in Indonesia known as a kabupaten

Derived terms

• kebupatian

Related terms

• kabupaten

Further reading

• “bupati” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

bupati

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦥꦠꦶ