wakil presiden

wakil presiden

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of wakil (“vice”) +‎ presiden (“president”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwakɪl prɛˈsidɛn/

Noun

wakil presiden (first-person possessive wakil presidenku, second-person possessive wakil presidenmu, third-person possessive wakil presidennya)

1. vice president

   Presiden Soekarno disambut kedatangannja di Amerika oleh Menteri Luar-negeri John Foster Dulles (kiri) dan Wakil Presiden Amerika Serikat, Richard M. Nixon.[1] ― President Sukarno were welcomed in America by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (left) and Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

Synonyms

• timbalan presiden (Standard Malay)

References

1. Presiden Soekarno di Amerika Serikat [President Sukarno in the United States of America]‎, Jakarta: United States Information Service, 1956, page 2

Further reading

• “wakil presiden” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.