letnan jenderal

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch luitenant-generaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛtnan d͡ʒɛndəˈral/, [ˈlɛt̪.naɲ d͡ʒɛn.dəˈral]
• Hyphenation: lèt‧nan jèn‧dê‧ral

Noun

lètnan jèndêral (first-person possessive letnan jenderalku, second-person possessive letnan jenderalmu, third-person possessive letnan jenderalnya)

1. lieutenant general: an officer above major general and below general.

Alternative forms

• letjen, letjend (abbreviation)
• leftenan jeneral (Johor-Selangor)

Further reading

• letnan jenderal on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “letnan jenderal” 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.