Merdeka

English 2026 August 31 thumb|People waving Malaysian flags at a Merdeka (en Merdeka Day) or Merdeka Day celebration in 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Etymology en ine méǵh₂sen ine-pro *h₂eldʰ- *h₂erdʰ- en :bor ms:merdeka 1 Borrowed from en ms merdeka, an elision of ms merdeheka ~ ms merdahika, borrowed from en sa महर्द्धिक very prosperous, from sa महा (a combining form of sa म॒हत् abundant; great, large) +‎ sa ऋद्धि prosperity, wealth +‎ sa -क suffix forming adjectives:Compare merdeka n 4048800377 July 2023 sa म॒हत् is ultimately derived from en ine-pro *méǵh₂s big, great. sa ऋद्धि is possibly ultimately from en ine-pro *h₂eldʰ- to accomplish or ine-pro *h₂erdʰ- abundance. 2 cognates bug ᨆᨑᨉᨙᨀ a free nl mardijker former slave who converted to Christianity jv ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ tl maharlika aristocracy, nobility; freeman; (obsolete) act of freeing from slavery; etc. Pronunciation en /mɜːˈdɛkə/ /-ˈdeɪ-/ RP en /mɜɹˈdɛkə/ /-ˈdeɪ-/ GA en en ɛkə eɪkə 3 en Mer de ka Noun - en Indonesia Malaysia freedom or independence, chiefly of a nation or people. en 1946 April P. Madhavan Nair Indonesia: The Land of Promise Kedar Nath Chatterji The Modern Review Calcutta, West Bengal Nibaran Chandra Das, Prabasi Press LXXIX 4 (number 472 overall) 292 https://archive.org/details/ModernReview/1946_v79/page/294/mode/1up 1 0026-8380 1203404205 The Indonesian struggle is being watched with intense interest and sympathy by all the subject peoples of Asia who are struggling for national independence. Their battle-cry ‘Merdeka’ which means freedom resounds throughout the length and breadth of Asia. en 1957 August–September D[onald] C[harles] MacGillivray, High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya Merdeka Messages Ho Seng Ong Methodist Message: Official Publication of the Methodist Church, Southeastern Asia Singapore Methodist Church, Southeastern Asia 61 6 143 https://archive.org/details/gtu_32400007641784/page/n534/mode/1up 557061725 August 31st, 1957, the day on which the Federation of Malaya will achieve independence within the British Commonwealth, will be a time for rejoicing that Malaya has safely achieved Merdeka by peaceful means; en 1972 Benedict R[ichard] O’G[orman] Anderson The Buchō Cabinet and Its Audiences Java in a Time of Revolution: Occupation and Resistance, 1944–1946 Ithaca, N.Y.; London w:Cornell University Press 117 https://archive.org/details/javaintimeofrevo0000ande/page/117/mode/1up 978-0-8014-0687-4 Animating these myriad proclamations of independence were the ideas of merdeka (freedom) and of the formless solidarity of the nation, not the controlling, organized authority of the center. en 2011 March w:Mahathir Mohamad Vision 2020 A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia MPH Group Publishing April 2011 598 https://archive.org/details/doctorinhousemem0000maha/page/598/mode/1up 978-967-5997-22-8 We had achieved Merdeka, our Independence, in political terms and Malaysia had established its sovereignty. As individuals and as a society we had to achieve complete mental and psychological merdeka too. We had to stand up on our own terms and affirm our character and values. Alternative forms en merdeka Derived terms en Merdeka Day Translations freedom; independence freedom independence Proper noun en Merdeka Dayen Malaysia informal en Merdeka Day the independence day of Malaysia, on August 31. en to celebrate Merdeka    Merdeka parade en 2 September 1959 University union to celebrate Merdeka The Straits Budget: The Weekly Issue of The Straits Times Singapore Straits Times Press 680 13 https://archive.org/details/sim_straits-budget_1959-09-02_680/page/13/mode/1up 4 472119471 UNIVERSITY UNION TO CELEBRATE MERDEKA title The students' union of the University of Malaya, Singapore division, is organising functions to celebrate the second anniversary of the Federation's achievement of independence. en 1991 John Falconer 150 Years of Photography in Malaysia Malaysia: Heart of Southeast AsiaPhotographs by 46 of the World’s Finest Photographers Singapore Archipelago Press, Editions Didier Millet 1997 18 https://archive.org/details/malaysiaheartofs0000unse/page/18/mode/1up 2 978-981-00-2733-9 [P]hotographic films since the mid-19th century have recorded the growth of a nation from the Independence celebrations of 1957 to the annual festivities which every year mark Merdeka. en 26 June 2013 Pathmanabhan a/l Nalliannen & Ors v Public Prosecutor Malayan Law Journal Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Malayan Law Journal 5 headnote 868 https://archive.org/details/mlj_2013_5/MLJ%202013%205%20867/page/868/mode/1up 314493864 The first and second accused further testified that together with the fourth accused and two others, they did gather at the farm around midnight to celebrate Merdeka. Translations short for Merdeka Day Merdeka Day References Further reading Merdeka Independence Day (Malaysia) en Holidays Indonesia Malaysia