kata pengantar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kata (“word”) +‎ pengantar (“introducer”), calque of Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”).

Noun

kata pengantar (first-person possessive kata pengantarku, second-person possessive kata pengantarmu, third-person possessive kata pengantarnya)

1. preface, foreword.

   Synonyms: kata pendahuluan, prakata

Further reading

• “kata pengantar” 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.