autokrasi

Indonesian

Etymology

By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -krasi, from Dutch autocratie, from Medieval Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autokrasi/
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧kra‧si

Noun

autokrasi

1. (government, politics) autocracy

Alternative forms

• otokrasi (nonstandard)

Related terms

• autokrat
• autokratis

Further reading

• “autokrasi”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English autocracy, from Medieval Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autokrasi/, /otokrasi/
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧kra‧si, o‧to‧kra‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

autokrasi (Jawi spelling اءوتوکراسي, plural autokrasi-autokrasi)

1. (government) autocracy:
   1. A system of government where one individual has absolute power.
   2. A country that is ruled under an autocracy.

Related terms

• autokrat
• autokratik

Further reading

• "autokrasi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "autokrasi" at PRPM first version)