autokrasi
Indonesian
Etymology
Prefixed auto- + *krasi, from Dutch autocratie, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autokrasi/
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧kra‧si
Alternative forms
- otokrasi (nonstandard)
Related terms
Further reading
- “autokrasi” 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
Borrowed from Dutch autocratie, from Ancient 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, informal 1st possessive autokrasiku, 2nd possessive autokrasimu, 3rd possessive autokrasinya)
- (government) autocracy:
- A system of government where one individual has absolute power.
- A country that is ruled under an autocracy.
Related terms
- autokrat
- autokratik
Further reading
- “autokrasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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