ibu pertiwi

Compound of ibu (“mother”) +‎ pertiwi.

ibu pertiwi (uncountable)

1. homeland, motherland

   Synonym: tanah air

• “ibu pertiwi”, 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

ibu pertiwi (plural ibu-ibu pertiwi or ibu² pertiwi)

1. homeland, motherland