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wewenang.

power, ability

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/wə.wə.ˈnaŋ/

  1. power, ability

  2. authority

  3. jurisdiction

  4. competence

  5. patent

    rare
Where this word comes from

Reduplication of wenang, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wewenang, “privilege”), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. * Semantic loan from Dutch bevoegdheid. * Semantic loan from Dutch octrooi.

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