"merdeka" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Indonesian]

IPA: [mərˈdɛka] Forms: mêrdèka [canonical]
Rhymes: -ka, -a Etymology: From Malay merdeka, from Classical Malay مرديكا (mĕrdeka), from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Cognate of Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ (maradeka), Tagalog maharlika. Doublet of mahardika. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|merdeka}} Malay merdeka, {{inh|id|ms-cla|مرديكا|tr=mĕrdeka}} Classical Malay مرديكا (mĕrdeka), {{der|id|sa|महर्द्धिक||prosperous}} Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”), {{cog|jv|ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ}} Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), {{cog|bug|ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ|tr=maradeka}} Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ (maradeka), {{cog|tl|maharlika}} Tagalog maharlika, {{doublet|id|mahardika}} Doublet of mahardika Head templates: {{id-adj|head=mêrdèka}} mêrdèka
  1. free from oppression (e.g. slavery)
    Sense id: en-merdeka-id-adj-ED-1QWbV
  2. (politics) free from colonialism, annexation, military occupation, etc.; liberated; independent Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-merdeka-id-adj-~of-XxH2 Topics: government, politics
  3. (rare) free from an obligation, especially a prison sentence Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-merdeka-id-adj-w8jwSIKJ Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 74 13 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 9 12 61 19
  4. (rare) self-sufficient; independent; not dependent on others Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-merdeka-id-adj-lH2Yg19k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kemerdekaan, memerdekakan, pemerdeka, pemerdekaan, semerdeka-merdekanya Related terms: mandiri (english: self-sufficient)

Adjective [Malay]

IPA: /mərdeka/, [mə(r)dekə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: مرديک [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ka, -a Etymology: Elision of merdeheka from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”), first attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (maharddhika), Cognate of Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Tagalog maharlika. Etymology templates: {{m|ms|merdeheka}} merdeheka, {{der|ms|sa|महर्द्धिक||prosperous}} Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”), {{m+|ms-old|tr=maharddhika}} Old Malay [script needed] (maharddhika), {{cog|bug|ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ}} Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, {{cog|tl|maharlika}} Tagalog maharlika Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=مرديک}} merdeka (Jawi spelling مرديک)
  1. free; the state of being liberated Synonyms: bebas, بيبس
    Sense id: en-merdeka-ms-adj-MB~KC6sU Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 85 15
  2. (of a polity) independent (not ruled by others) Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-merdeka-ms-adj-2X6sAdDz Disambiguation of Government: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: merdeheka
Derived forms: kemerdekaan [resemblance (alt: ke-an) (english: the state of independence; freedom), passive] (ke-an) (alt: ke-an) (english: the state of independence; freedom), pemerdeka [passive (alt: pe-) (english: liberator), name of profession] (pe-) (alt: pe-) (english: liberator), pemerdekaan [passive (english: pe- + -an), name of profession + resultative (english: pe- + -an), locative (english: pe- + -an), collective (english: pe- + -an), variety (english: pe- + -an), verbal noun (english: pe- + -an), fruit] (english: pe- + -an), memerdekakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: to grant independence; meN- + -kan), akhbar merdeka (english: news that is not affiliate with any political party), hari merdeka (english: independence day), merdeka ayam (english: free to do anything as desire; absolute freedom)

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Indonesia has been declared to be independent since 17 August 1945.",
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      "ipa": "[mərˈdɛka]"
    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terkurung"
        },
        {
          "word": "ترکوروڠ"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "parents": [
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Every hue of dawn is much appreciated by the horizon of freedom; happiness that is compulsory for all of us to build.",
          "ref": "2005, A. Samad Said, A. Samad Said: Sebuah antologi puisi yang menghimpunkan karya-karya selama setengah abad [A. Samad Said: An anthology of poems assembled from works spanning half a century], Utusan Publications, Langsir Merdeka (Poem No. 119), page 394",
          "text": "Setiap fajar begitu dihayati ufuk merdeka; kebahagiaan yang wajib kita membinanya.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; the state of being liberated"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "liberated",
          "liberated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bebas"
        },
        {
          "word": "بيبس"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whereas the time has now arrived when the people of the Persekutuan Tanah Melayu will assume the status of a free independent and sovereign nation among nations of the World.",
          "ref": "1957 August 31, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu [Malayan Declaration of Independence]",
          "text": "بهاواسڽ كران تله تيباله ماسڽ باڬي اومت ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو اين منچاڤأي تارف سواتو بڠسا يڠ مرديك لاڬي بردولت سام ستيمڤل كدودوكنڽ دڠن سڬالا بڠسا سلوروه دنيا\n(Bahawasanya kerana telah tibalah masanya bagi umat Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ini mencapai taraf suatu bangsa yang merdeka lagi berdaulat sama setimpal kedudukannya dengan segala bangsa seluruh dunia.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The national flag is not just a piece of cloth that has a certain color or motif. In fact, it is a symbol of the identity of a nation that is independent and sovereign.",
          "ref": "2018 February 16, Normazlina M.D, “Simbol negara merdeka [Symbol of an independent nation]”, in Media Permata, archived from the original on 2019-08-18",
          "text": "Bendera negara bukan hanya sekadar sehelai kain yang mempunyai warna atau motif tertentu bahkan ia adalah simbol identiti sesebuah negara yang merdeka lagi berdaulat.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
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        "independent (not ruled by others)"
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      "links": [
        [
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          "independent"
        ],
        [
          "ruled",
          "rule#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a polity) independent (not ruled by others)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a polity"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mərdeka/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[mə(r)dekə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ka"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "merdeheka"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
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    "Requests for native script for Old Malay terms",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay merdeka, from Classical Malay مرديكا (mĕrdeka), from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Cognate of Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ (maradeka), Tagalog maharlika. Doublet of mahardika.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mêrdèka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "mêrdèka"
      },
      "expansion": "mêrdèka",
      "name": "id-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mêrdèka"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "self-sufficient",
      "word": "mandiri"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "free from oppression (e.g. slavery)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free#English"
        ],
        [
          "oppression",
          "oppression#English"
        ],
        [
          "slavery",
          "slavery#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with usage examples",
        "id:Politics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Indonesia has been declared to be independent since 17 August 1945.",
          "text": "Indonesia sudah dinyatakan merdeka sejak 17 Agustus 1945.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free from colonialism, annexation, military occupation, etc.; liberated; independent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "colonialism",
          "colonialism#English"
        ],
        [
          "annexation",
          "annexation#English"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation#English"
        ],
        [
          "independent",
          "independent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) free from colonialism, annexation, military occupation, etc.; liberated; independent"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free from an obligation, especially a prison sentence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) free from an obligation, especially a prison sentence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "self-sufficient; independent; not dependent on others"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "self-sufficient",
          "self-sufficient#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) self-sufficient; independent; not dependent on others"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mərˈdɛka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ka"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merdeka"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Malay 3-syllable words",
    "Malay adjectives",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
    "Requests for native script for Old Malay terms",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ka",
    "ms:Government"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "ke-an",
      "english": "the state of independence; freedom",
      "word": "kemerdekaan [resemblance"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ke-an",
      "english": "the state of independence; freedom",
      "roman": "ke-an",
      "word": "passive]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pe-",
      "english": "liberator",
      "word": "pemerdeka [passive"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pe-",
      "english": "liberator",
      "roman": "pe-",
      "word": "name of profession]"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "pemerdekaan [passive"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "name of profession + resultative"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "english": "pe- + -an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "english": "to grant independence; meN- + -kan",
      "word": "memerdekakan [agent focus + causative benefactive]"
    },
    {
      "english": "news that is not affiliate with any political party",
      "word": "akhbar merdeka"
    },
    {
      "english": "independence day",
      "word": "hari merdeka"
    },
    {
      "english": "free to do anything as desire; absolute freedom",
      "word": "merdeka ayam"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "mêrdèka"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: mêrdèka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: mêrdèka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Merdeka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Merdeka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Merdeka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "merdeheka"
      },
      "expansion": "merdeheka",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "महर्द्धिक",
        "4": "",
        "5": "prosperous"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms-old",
        "tr": "maharddhika"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Malay [script needed] (maharddhika)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "maharlika"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog maharlika",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Elision of merdeheka from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”), first attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (maharddhika), Cognate of Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Tagalog maharlika.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مرديک",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "مرديک"
      },
      "expansion": "merdeka (Jawi spelling مرديک)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terkurung"
        },
        {
          "word": "ترکوروڠ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Every hue of dawn is much appreciated by the horizon of freedom; happiness that is compulsory for all of us to build.",
          "ref": "2005, A. Samad Said, A. Samad Said: Sebuah antologi puisi yang menghimpunkan karya-karya selama setengah abad [A. Samad Said: An anthology of poems assembled from works spanning half a century], Utusan Publications, Langsir Merdeka (Poem No. 119), page 394",
          "text": "Setiap fajar begitu dihayati ufuk merdeka; kebahagiaan yang wajib kita membinanya.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; the state of being liberated"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "liberated",
          "liberated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bebas"
        },
        {
          "word": "بيبس"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whereas the time has now arrived when the people of the Persekutuan Tanah Melayu will assume the status of a free independent and sovereign nation among nations of the World.",
          "ref": "1957 August 31, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu [Malayan Declaration of Independence]",
          "text": "بهاواسڽ كران تله تيباله ماسڽ باڬي اومت ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو اين منچاڤأي تارف سواتو بڠسا يڠ مرديك لاڬي بردولت سام ستيمڤل كدودوكنڽ دڠن سڬالا بڠسا سلوروه دنيا\n(Bahawasanya kerana telah tibalah masanya bagi umat Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ini mencapai taraf suatu bangsa yang merdeka lagi berdaulat sama setimpal kedudukannya dengan segala bangsa seluruh dunia.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The national flag is not just a piece of cloth that has a certain color or motif. In fact, it is a symbol of the identity of a nation that is independent and sovereign.",
          "ref": "2018 February 16, Normazlina M.D, “Simbol negara merdeka [Symbol of an independent nation]”, in Media Permata, archived from the original on 2019-08-18",
          "text": "Bendera negara bukan hanya sekadar sehelai kain yang mempunyai warna atau motif tertentu bahkan ia adalah simbol identiti sesebuah negara yang merdeka lagi berdaulat.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "independent (not ruled by others)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "independent",
          "independent"
        ],
        [
          "ruled",
          "rule#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a polity) independent (not ruled by others)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a polity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mərdeka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mə(r)dekə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ka"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "merdeheka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "merdeka"
  ],
  "word": "merdeka"
}

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