meritokrasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch meritocratie (“meritocracy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ri.to.ˈkra.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧to‧kra‧si

Noun

meritokrasi (plural meritokrasi-meritokrasi)

1. (politics) meritocracy: rule by merit and talent; a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition

Related terms

• meritokratis

Further reading

• “meritokrasi”, 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 meritocracy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meritokrasi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: mé‧ri‧to‧kra‧si

Noun

meritokrasi (Jawi spelling ميريتوکراسي, uncountable)

1. (politics) meritocracy

Related terms

• merit
• meritokratik

Further reading

• "meritokrasi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Turkish

Etymology

From French méritocratie, from English meritocracy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ɾi.to.kɾa.si/

Noun

meritokrasi (definite accusative meritokrasiyi, plural meritokrasiler)

1. meritocracy

Declension

Declension of meritokrasi

	singular	plural
nominative	meritokrasi	meritokrasiler
definite accusative	meritokrasiyi	meritokrasileri
dative	meritokrasiye	meritokrasilere
locative	meritokraside	meritokrasilerde
ablative	meritokrasiden	meritokrasilerden
genitive	meritokrasinin	meritokrasilerin

Related terms

• liyakat