mahardika
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Cognate of Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ (maradeka), Tagalog maharlika. Doublet of merdeka.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /maharˈdika/ [ma.harˈdi.ka]
- Rhymes: -ika
- Syllabification: ma‧har‧di‧ka
Adjective
mahardika (comparative lebih mahardika, superlative paling mahardika)
- knowledgeable (smart, clever, wise)
- Synonym: berpengetahuan
- virtuous
- noble
- Synonym: mulia
See also
Further reading
- “mahardika”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016