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penghulus

penghulus is the plural of penghulu.

Meaning of penghulu

Noun

penghulu (plural penghulus)

  1. A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
    • As soon as she graduated, Anwar Sadat dragged her and the classmate said to be responsible to a penghulu, who could officiate at the wedding.2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 17

Questions about penghulus

What is penghulus the plural of?
Penghulus is the plural of penghulu.

Words near penghulus in the dictionary

  1. Pengelly
  2. penger
  3. pengest
  4. Penghu
  5. penghulu
  6. penghulus
  7. Pengjia
  8. Penglai
  9. Penglai City
  10. Penglai Island
  11. Penglai Mountain

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