tata negara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tata +‎ negara.

• The term was used to translate Japanese 国体(こくたい) (kokutai, “the character of the nation; national polity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtata nəˈɡara]

Noun

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

1. (government) constitution: the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

   Synonym: konstitusi

2. (government) government, administration.

Derived terms

• ketatanegaraan

 

• ilmu tata negara

 

Further reading

• “tata negara” 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.