ibu kota

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ibu (“greatest or most significant”, literally “mother”) +‎ kota (“city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibu ko.ta/

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• Hyphenation: ibu‧ko‧ta

Noun

ibu kota (first-person possessive ibu kotaku, second-person possessive ibu kotamu, third-person possessive ibu kotanya)

1. capital city

Alternative forms

• ibukota (nonstandard)

Hyponyms

• ibu kota kabupaten
• ibu kota madya
• ibu kota negara
• ibu kota provinsi

 

Further reading

• “ibu kota” 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.