dekan.
dean:
Meaning & usage
dean: a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty
dean: a dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons
Where this word comes from
From Dutch decaan (“dean”), from Late Latin decānus.
large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)
Where this word comes from
From Malay dekan, from Semelai dkan, from Proto-Aslian *dəka(a)n, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁kan (“bamboo rat”). Compare Khasi dkhan (“hill rat, mole”), Muong cẳn (“bamboo rat”) and Khmu tkan ("mole").
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