gugus tugas
Indonesian
Etymology
From gugus (“group, force”) + tugas (“task”), calque of English task force.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌɡuɡus ˈtuɡas/ [ˌɡu.ɡʊs ˈt̪u.ɡas]
- Rhymes: -uɡas
- Syllabification: gu‧gus tu‧gas
Noun
gugus tugas (plural gugus-gugus tugas)
- task force
- Synonym: satuan tugas
Synonyms
- pasukan petugas (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “gugus tugas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.