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kapitan
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Latin capitaneus, likely via Russian капитан (kapitan).
Noun
kapitan (definite accusative kapitanı, plural kapitanlar)
Declension
Further reading
- “kapitan” in Obastan.com.
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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
kapitan
Declension
References
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kapitan, borrowed 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 and kapten.
Pronunciation
Noun
kapitan (plural kapitan-kapitan)
- (archaic) captain
- chieftain in the Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timur) and Mollucas (Maluku)
- a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines as community leaders of local foreign communities, such as Kapitan Cina
- leader chief in the army
Related terms
Further reading
- “kapitan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
kapitan
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