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lurah.

the chief executive officer in a subdistrict, urbanized fourth-level administrative division, kelurahan, in Indonesia

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlu.rah/
  1. the chief executive officer in a subdistrict, urbanized fourth-level administrative division, kelurahan, in Indonesia

  2. the chief executive officer in a subdistrict, rural fourth-level administrative division, kalurahan, in Yogyakarta

Where this word comes from

* Inherited from Malay lurah (“valley; groove”). * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah, “village chief”, literally “chief”) for the sense of a fourth-level administrative division chief executive officer (compare Old Javanese lurah (“chief, head, officer; plain, valley; ravine, depth, gorge”)).

noun/ˈlu.rah/
  1. valley

  2. groove

Where this word comes from

* Inherited from Malay lurah (“valley; groove”). * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah, “village chief”, literally “chief”) for the sense of a fourth-level administrative division chief executive officer (compare Old Javanese lurah (“chief, head, officer; plain, valley; ravine, depth, gorge”)).

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