mardijker

Dutch

Etymology

From Indonesian merdeka (“free”). Compare to Tagalog maharlika (“freeman”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mar‧dij‧ker

Noun

mardijker m (plural mardijkers, diminutive mardijkertje n)

  1. former slave (especially Portuguese or Dutch), who was converted to Christianity. Mostly used in the time of the VOC presence in Indonesia
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