bapak negara

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of bapak +‎ negara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbapaʔ nəˈɡara/ === Noun === bapak negara (plural bapak-bapak negara) first gentleman Father of the Nation: an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation === Further reading === “bapak negara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016