garda depan

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of French avant-garde as compound of garda +‎ depan.

Noun

garda depan (first-person possessive garda depanku, second-person possessive garda depanmu, third-person possessive garda depannya)

1. (figurative) front line.

   Synonyms: barisan depan, lini terdepan

2. avant-garde.

   Synonyms: perintis, pelopor

Further reading

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