kanselir
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kanselier, from Middle Dutch cancelier, canceler, from Middle High German kanzeler but influenced by Old French chancelier, both from Latin cancellārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kansəˈlɪr]
- Hyphenation: kan‧sê‧lir
Noun
kanselir (plural kanselir-kanselir, first-person possessive kanselirku, second-person possessive kanselirmu, third-person possessive kanselirnya)
- chancellor:
- the head of the government in some German-speaking countries, ie. Austria and Germany.
- Synonym: perdana menteri
- Kepolisian Berlin mengatakan sebuah mobil menabrak gerbang depan gedung kantor kanselir Jerman. ― Berlin police said a car crashed on front gate of Chancellor of Germany office.
- a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- high officer in diplomatic or consular mission.
- the head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
- Synonym: rektor
- the head of the government in some German-speaking countries, ie. Austria and Germany.
Alternative forms
- canselor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Affixed terms
- kekanseliran
Further reading
- “kanselir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.