ujian negara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ujian (“exam”) +‎ negara (“state”), calque of Dutch staatsexamen (“state exam”).

Noun

ujian negara (first-person possessive ujian negaraku, second-person possessive ujian negaramu, third-person possessive ujian negaranya)

1. state examination.

   Synonym: ujian nasional

Usage notes

Final examination in Indonesia was called as ujian penghabisan (1950 – 1965), ujian negara (1972 – 1979), evaluasi belajar tahap akhir nasional (1980 – 2001), and ujian akhir nasional (2002 – 2004). The current final examination in Indonesia is ujian nasional since 2005.

Further reading

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