kota praja
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kota (“city”) + praja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkota ˈprad͡ʒa]
Noun
kota praja (first-person possessive kota prajaku, second-person possessive kota prajamu, third-person possessive kota prajanya)
- (government, historical) city, municipality: a second-level urban administration division in Indonesia which had wali kota as chief executive.
Usage notes
The term for second-level urban administrative division are kota (1999-now), kota madya (1965-1999), and kota praja (~1965). The second-level urban administrative division in Java during colonial period were Dutch stads-gemeente (literally “urban commune”) and Japanese 市 (shi, si).
Further reading
- “kota praja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.