kerakyatan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ke- + rakyat + -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)
- 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.
- democracy: belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
- Synonym: demokrasi
- (archaic) citizenship
- Synonym: kewarganegaraan
Further reading
- “kerakyatan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Combination of ke- + rakyat + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.rak.ja.tan/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kə.ɣäʔ.jä.tän]
Noun
kerakyatan (Jawi spelling کرعيتن, plural kerakyatan-kerakyatan, informal 1st possessive kerakyatanku, 2nd possessive kerakyatanmu, 3rd possessive kerakyatannya)
- (archaic) citizenship
- Kerakyatan Amerika
- American citizenship
- Synonym: kewarganegaraan
- 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.
- democracy: belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
- Synonym: demokrasi
Further reading
- “kerakyatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.