kata ganti orang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kata ganti (“pronoun”) +‎ orang (“person”), calque of Dutch persoonlijk voornaamwoord (compare to Malay kata ganti diri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ta ˈɡan.ti ˈɔraŋ/

Noun

kata ganti orang (plural kata-kata ganti orang)

1. (grammar) personal pronoun: pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as I), second person (as you), or third person (as he, she, it, they).

Synonyms

• kata ganti diri (Standard Malay)
• pronomina persona

Further reading

• “kata ganti orang” 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.