ibu kota

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ibu (“greatest or most significant”, literally “mother”) +‎ kota (“city”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ibu ko.ta/
Hyphenation: ibu‧ko‧ta

Noun

ibu kota (first-person possessive ibu kotaku, second-person possessive ibu kotamu, third-person possessive ibu kotanya)

capital city

Alternative forms

ibukota (nonstandard)

Hyponyms

ibu kota kabupaten
ibu kota madya
ibu kota negara
ibu kota provinsi

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.