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

• “kerakyatan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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

• “kerakyatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.