ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese bhūpati (“king”), from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati) < भूमिपति (bhūmipati), compound of भूमि (bhūmi, “land”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord”). Cognate of Indonesian bupati, Javanese ꦧꦸꦥꦠꦶ (bupati).

Noun

ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ (bupati)

  1. king
  2. regent:
    1. a high government official
    2. The person in charge of a county-level district in Indonesia known as a kabupaten.
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