wali kota

See also: walikota

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of Dutch burgemeester as wali +‎ kota.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌwali ˈkota/ [ˌwa.li ˈko.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: wa‧li ko‧ta

Noun

wali kota (plural wali-wali kota or para wali kota)

1. (government) mayor

   Synonym: datuk bandar (Malay)

Alternative forms

• walikota

Further reading

• “wali kota”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016