kerakyatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed rakyat +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kerakyatan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəraʔˈjatan]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rak‧yat‧an

Noun

kêrakyatan (uncountable)

1. populism: a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
2. democracy: belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

   Synonym: demokrasi

3. (archaic) citizenship

   Synonym: kewarganegaraan

Further reading

• “kerakyatan” 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

Affixation of rakyat +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.raʔ.ja.tan], [kə.raʕ.ja.tan]
• Hyphenation: ke‧rak‧yat‧an

Adjective

kerakyatan (Jawi spelling کرعيتن)

1. Relating to the people or the citizens of the country.

Noun

kerakyatan (Jawi spelling کرعيتن, plural kerakyatan-kerakyatan, informal 1st possessive kerakyatanku, 2nd possessive kerakyatanmu, 3rd possessive kerakyatannya)

1. Citizenship or nationality.

   Synonym: kewarganegaraan

   kerakyatan Amerika

   American citizenship

   • 2023, Nor Fazlina Abdul Rahim, “Pindaan kerakyatan anak lahir di luar negara beri impak besar [Amendment of citizenship of children born overseas has a huge impact]”, in Harian Metro‎^[1]:

     Kerajaan yakin cadangan pindaan terhadap Perlembagaan Persekutuan bagi membolehkan anak yang dilahirkan di luar negara oleh ibu warga Malaysia yang berkahwin dengan warga asing mendapat kerakyatan negara ini memberi impak besar.

     The government is confident that the amendment proposal regarding the Federal Constitution to enable children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to non-citizens to acquire the country's citizenship will have a huge impact.

2. Democracy.

   Synonym: demokrasi

Further reading

• “kerakyatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.