ibu kota

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ibu kota

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Compound of ibu (“greatest or most significant”, literally “mother”) +‎ kota (“city”).

• IPA^(key): /ibu ko.ta/

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• Hyphenation: ibu‧ko‧ta

ibu kota (plural ibu-ibu kota)

1. capital city

   Synonym: ibu negara (Standard Malay)

• ibukota (nonstandard)

• “ibu kota” 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.