duta besar

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• dubes (acronym)

Etymology

Compound of duta (“representative”) +‎ besar (“great”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌduta bəˈsar/ [ˌdu.t̪a bəˈsar]
• Syllabification: du‧ta be‧sar

Noun

duta bêsar

1. (government, politics) ambassador

   Synonyms: ambasador, (archaic) mahaduta

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 of Indonesia, 2016.