duta besar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of duta (“representative”) + besar (“great”). Compare with Sinitic 大使 (“ambassador”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdu.ta bəˈsar]
Noun
duta besar (first-person possessive duta besarku, second-person possessive duta besarmu, third-person possessive duta besarnya)
- (government, politics) ambassador.
- Synonym: mahaduta
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “duta besar” 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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