temenggong
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Malay [Term?].
Noun
[edit]temenggong (plural temenggongs)
- (now historical) A high-ranking official in Malay states, typically in charge of the police or armed forces.
- 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 274:
- Despite the winds, mosquitoes proved a particular problem. They caused the Temenggong of Johor, who visited the project, to quickly leave with his followers.