kapitan.
captain
Meaning & usage
captain chieftain in the Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timur) and Mollucas (Maluku)
captain a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies, British Malaya, British Straits Settlements, British Borneo, and the Spanish East Indies as community leaders of local foreign communities, such as Kapitan Cina
captain leader chief in the army
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, kapiten, and kapten.
an object tucked under the legs when lying down or sleeping on one's side, hugged to support the body so that it does not lie on its back
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?]
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