Merdeka
Chiefly of a nation or people: freedomChiefly of a nation or people: freedom; independence.
Meaning
1 senses(Indonesia, Malaysia, uncountable)Chiefly of a nation or people: freedom; independence.
Origin
Borrowed from Indonesian merdeka and from its etymon Malay merdeka, an elision of merdehekBorrowed from Indonesian merdeka and from its etymon Malay merdeka, an elision of merdeheka ~ merdahika, borrowed from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “very prosperous”), from महा (mahā) (a combining form of म॒हत् (mahát, “abundant; great, large”)) + ऋद्धि (ṛddhi, “prosperity, wealth”) + -क (-ka, suffix forming adjectives):
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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