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

1. (government) autocracy

Alternative forms

• otokrasi (nonstandard)

Related terms

• autokrat

 

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, informal 1st possessive autokrasiku, 2nd possessive autokrasimu, 3rd possessive autokrasinya)

1. (government) autocracy:
   1. A system of government where one individual has absolute power.
   2. 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.