wakil rakyat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of wakil (“representative”) + rakyat (“people”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌwakil ˈraʔjat/ [ˌwa.kɪl ˈraʔ.jat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -aʔjat
- Syllabification: wa‧kil rak‧yat
Noun
wakil rakyat (plural wakil-wakil rakyat or para wakil rakyat)
- (government, politics) people's representative
- Synonym: utusan rakyat
Further reading
- “wakil rakyat” 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.