kata pengantar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kata (“word”) + pengantar (“introducer”), calque of Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”).
Noun
kata pengantar (first-person possessive kata pengantarku, second-person possessive kata pengantarmu, third-person possessive kata pengantarnya)
- preface, foreword.
- Synonyms: kata pendahuluan, prakata
Further reading
- “kata pengantar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.