penghulu
noun
penghulu is spelled P-E-N-G-H-U-L-U: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, penghulu means “A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of penghulu is penghulus.
How many letters and syllables are in penghulu?
| Letters | 8: P-E-N-G-H-U-L-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is penghulu?
Penghulu appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of penghulu
- penghulus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does penghulu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does penghulu come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Malay penghulu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).