swapraja
Indonesian
Etymology
From swa- (“self”) + praja (“city, town”, literally “realm; court”), calque of Dutch zelfbestuur. First attested in the Federal Constitution of 1949.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [swaˈpra.d͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: swa‧pra‧ja
Noun
swapraja (first-person possessive swaprajaku, second-person possessive swaprajamu, third-person possessive swaprajanya)
- (historical, government) autonomous area.
Further reading
- “swapraja” 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.
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