warga negara

Compound of warga (“member”) +‎ negara (“country”). Calque of Dutch staatsburger.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwarɡa nəˈɡara/

warga negara (plural warga-warga negara)

1. citizen

• warganegara (Standard Malay)

• “warga 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.

warga (“member”) +‎ negara (“country”)

• IPA^(key): /war.ɡa nə.ɡa.ra/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [wäɾ.ɡə nə.ɡä.ɾə]

warga negara (Jawi spelling ورݢ نݢارا, plural warga-warga negara)

1. (nonstandard) nonstandard spelling of warganegara (“citizen”)

   Warga negara Thailand

   Thai citizen

   Synonym(s): rakyat, warganegara

This is a nonstandard spelling of warganegara in Standard Malay. If used in tests, this will be marked as wrong.

• “warga negara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.