kepala negara
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kepala + negara, calque of Dutch staatshoofd (“head of state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈpala nəˈɡara/
Noun
kepala negara (plural kepala-kepala negara)
Synonyms
- ketua negara (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “kepala negara” 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.