kota raya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kota (“city”) +‎ raya (“big, grand”). Compare to Chinese 大都 (“Khanbalik”), Chinese 大城市 (“metropolitan”), Japanese 大都市(だいとし) (daitoshi, “metropolitan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkota ˈraja]

Noun

kota raya (first-person possessive kota rayaku, second-person possessive kota rayamu, third-person possessive kota rayanya)

1. (government, historical) A provincial autonomous city.

   Hypernym: kota