kerakyatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed rakyat + ke- -an, from Malay kerakyatan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəraʔˈjatan]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧rak‧yat‧an

Noun

kêrakyatan (first-person possessive kerakyatanku, second-person possessive kerakyatanmu, third-person possessive kerakyatannya)

  1. populism: a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
  2. democracy: belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
    Synonym: demokrasi
  3. (archaic) citizenship
    Synonym: kewarganegaraan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of rakyat + ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kərakjatan/, [kəraʔjatan]
  • Rhymes: -tan, -an

Noun

kerakyatan (Jawi spelling کرعيتن, plural kerakyatan-kerakyatan, informal 1st possessive kerakyatanku, 2nd possessive kerakyatanmu, 3rd possessive kerakyatannya)

  1. (archaic) citizenship
    Synonym: kewarganegaraan
    Kerakyatan Amerika
    American citizenship
  2. populism: a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
  3. democracy: belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
    Synonym: demokrasi

Further reading

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