duta besar
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of duta (“representative”) + besar (“great”). Compare with Sinitic 大使 (“ambassador”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duta besar (first-person possessive duta besarku, second-person possessive duta besarmu, third-person possessive duta besarnya)
- (government, politics) ambassador.
- Synonym: mahaduta
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “duta besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.