kata pendahuluan

Indonesian

Etymology

From compound of kata (“word”) +‎ pendahuluan (“introduction”), from calque of Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”).

Noun

kata pendahuluan (first-person possessive kata pendahuluanku, second-person possessive kata pendahuluanmu, third-person possessive kata pendahuluannya)

1. preface, foreword.

   Synonyms: kata pengantar, prakata

Further reading

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