bapak negara

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of bapak +‎ negara.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbapaʔ nəˈɡara/

Noun edit

bapak negara (first-person possessive bapak negaraku, second-person possessive bapak negaramu, third-person possessive bapak negaranya)

first gentleman
Father of the Nation: an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation.

Further reading edit

“bapak 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.