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Kapitan
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kapitan Kapitán Kapitän
Indonesian
Etymology
id ms kapitan, from id pt capitão capitam captain, from id roa-opt capitan, roa-opt capitam, from Genoese dialect Genoese en id lij capitan, from id la-lat capitānus, from la capitāneus, or id la capitālis. id kapital kapten.
Pronunciation
id kapitan
Proper noun
A tribe in Alor responsible for implementing customary governance in Alor Kecil.
A large tribe in West Timor, part of the Atoni tribe, which once ruled Timor Island in East Nusa Tenggara.
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Kap. Kapt. abbreviation
Etymology
See tl kapitan.
Pronunciation
kapitán
Noun
Kapitán Kapitana +
tl military honorific used before the name of a captain or local head of a community: Captain
tl Kapitan Tiago Captain Santiago
tl Titles