ibu kota
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of ibu (“greatest or most significant”, literally “mother”) + kota (“city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibu ko.ta/
- Hyphenation: ibu‧ko‧ta
Noun
ibu kota (first-person possessive ibu kotaku, second-person possessive ibu kotamu, third-person possessive ibu kotanya)
- 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.