duta besar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of duta (“representative”) +‎ besar (“great”). Compare with Sinitic 大使 (“ambassador”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdu.ta bəˈsar]

Noun

duta besar (first-person possessive duta besarku, second-person possessive duta besarmu, third-person possessive duta besarnya)

1. (government, politics) ambassador.

   Synonym: mahaduta

Alternative forms

• dubes

Further reading

• “duta besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.