lembaran negara
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of lembaran (“sheet”) + negara (“state”), calque of Dutch staatsblad (literally “state + sheet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lembaran negara (first-person possessive lembaran negaraku, second-person possessive lembaran negaramu, third-person possessive lembaran negaranya)
Usage notes edit
As in the Netherlands, lembaran negara is used for publication of law. Other official announcements is published in berita negara, which is derived from Dutch staatscourant.
Further reading edit
- “lembaran negara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.