merdeka
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”) (compare Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ Tagalog maharlika (“warrior noble”))
Adjective
merdeka
Synonyms
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”) (compare Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Indonesian merdeka, Tagalog maharlika (“warrior noble”)).
Alternative forms
- مرديک
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /mə(r)dekə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mə(r)deka/
- Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə
Adjective
merdeka (Jawi spelling مرديک)
Derived terms
- akhbar merdeka (news that is not affiliated with any political party)
- hari Merdeka (Independence Day, a day when a nation is independent from another country's control)
- kemerdekaan (the state of independence, freedom)
- memerdekaan (to grant independence)
- merdeka ayam (free to do anything one pleases, absolute freedom)
- pemedekaan (liberation)
Synonyms
- bebas (free)
- merdeheka
Antonyms
- bergantung (to depend on someone)
- hamba (slave, servant)
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