Kapitan.
A tribe in Alor responsible for implementing customary governance in Alor Kecil.
Meaning & usage
A tribe in Alor responsible for implementing customary governance in Alor Kecil.
A large tribe in West Timor, part of the Atoni tribe, which once ruled Timor Island in East Nusa Tenggara.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay kapitan, from Portuguese capitam (“captain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese capitan, capitam, from Genoese Ligurian capitan, from Late Latin capitānus, from capitāneus, or Latin capitālis. Doublet of kapital and kapten.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.