merdeka

From Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”) (compare Malay merdeka, Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Tagalog maharlika).

merdeka (plural merdeka-merdeka)

1. independent

• mandiri (“independent; self-sufficient”)

• merdeheka

From Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”) (compare Indonesian merdeka, Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Tagalog maharlika).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /mə(r)dekə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mə(r)deka/
• Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə

merdeka (Jawi spelling مرديک‎)

1. free; the state of being liberated
   • 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:

     Setiap fajar begitu dihayati ufuk merdeka; kebahagiaan yang wajib kita membinanya.

     Every hue of dawn is much appreciated by the horizon of freedom; happiness that is compulsory for all of us to build.

2. independent (not dependent on others)

• bebas (“free”)

• bergantung (“to be dependent on someone”)