gubernur jenderal
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of gubernur + jenderal, calque of Dutch gouverneur-generaal (“governor general”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gubernur jenderal (plural gubernur-gubernur jenderal, first-person possessive gubernur jenderalku, second-person possessive gubernur jenderalmu, third-person possessive gubernur jenderalnya)
Alternative forms edit
- gabenor jeneral (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “gubernur jenderal” 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.