sekaut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch schout, from Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [səˈka.ʊt]
Hyphenation: sê‧ka‧ut

Noun

sekaut or sêkaut

(archaic) sheriff, bailiff, an official in charge of a police force.

Further reading

“sekaut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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