menteri pertama

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of menteri (“minister”) +‎ pertama (“first”), calque of Dutch eerste minister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məntəˈri pərˈtama]

Noun

menteri pertama (first-person possessive menteri pertamaku, second-person possessive menteri pertamamu, third-person possessive menteri pertamanya)

1. (government, historical) first minister, prime minister

   Synonyms: kanselir, ketua menteri, ketua kabinet, perdana menteri

Further reading

• “menteri pertama” 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.