balai agung

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of balai (“hall”) +‎ agung (“great”), calque from Chinese 大會堂／大会堂 (dàhuìtáng, “city hall”, literally “great hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌba.lai̯ ˈa.ɡuŋ/, [ˌba.lai̯ ˈa.ɡʊŋ]

Noun

balai agung (plural balai-balai agung, first-person possessive balai agungku, second-person possessive balai agungmu, third-person possessive balai agungnya)

1. city hall: the building that houses a city's government.

   Synonym: balai kota

2. hall, manor house

Further reading

• “balai agung” 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.