aristokrasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aristocratie, from French aristocratie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “aristocracy”, literally “government by the best”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [arɪstoˈkrasi]
• Hyphenation: aris‧tok‧ra‧si

Noun

aristokrasi (first-person possessive aristokrasiku, second-person possessive aristokrasimu, third-person possessive aristokrasinya)

1. aristocrat:
   1. the nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
   2. government by such a class, or a state with such a government.

Related terms

• aristokrat
• aristokratis

 

Further reading

• “aristokrasi” 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.