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单词 merdeka
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merdekan.

Brit. /məːˈdeɪkə/, U.S. /mərˈdeɪkə/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Malay. Partly a borrowing from Indonesian. Etymons: Malay merdeka; Indonesian merdeka.
Etymology: < Malay merdeka (also in form merdeheka ) and its cognate Indonesian merdeka independent (used in political phrases in the mid 20th cent., e.g. in Indonesian Indonesia merdeka ‘free Indonesia’, and standing alone as a slogan or salutation with the meaning ‘freedom’ or ‘independence’) < Sanskrit mahardhika of great prosperity < mahā- great (see mickle adj.) + ṛddhi prosperity + -ka, suffix forming adjectives.
In Malaysia and Indonesia: freedom, independence.
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society > authority > rule or government > autonomy > [noun]
autonomy1591
self-governing1619
self-government1647
self-rulea1683
autarchy1691
autocracy of the people1792
self-management1809
self-control1812
self-governance1848
Home Rule1858
autonomism1867
merdeka1947
1946 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 76/1 The word ‘Merdeka’..meaning ‘freedom’, was the rallying-cry of the Indonesians.]
1947 C. Wolf in Far Eastern Surv. 16 184/2 To Soekarno, Hatta, Sjahrir, and Sjarifoedin..must go the lion's share of the credit for the achievements of Merdeka.
1954 N. Epton Islands of Sunbird iii. 58 South-west of the capital to the distant cocoanut palms and freedom, ‘Merdeka’, at last! Merdeka... An Indonesian official once told me that Merdeka is still a rousing rallying cry for many Indonesians.
1962 J. Kennedy Hist. Malaya 281Merdeka’ had been achieved at an earlier date than had seemed likely two or three years before.
1969 Guardian 2 Sept. 10/3 Tunku Abdul Rahman's Alliance Party..the old guard who had ‘won’ Merdeka.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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