autokrasi
Indonesian
Etymology
By surface analysis, auto- + -krasi, from Dutch autocratie, from Byzantine Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autokrasi/
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧kra‧si
Noun
autokrasi
Alternative forms
- otokrasi (nonstandard)
Related terms
Further reading
- “autokrasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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 Byzantine 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)
- (government) autocracy:
- A system of government where one individual has absolute power.
- A country that is ruled under an autocracy.
Related terms
Further reading
- “autokrasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.