madlakasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From a blend of madla (“people; public; crowd”) +‎ lakas (“power”) +‎ -an. Calque of English democracy, demo- (“people”) and -cracy (“power”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /madlaˈkasan/ [mɐd.lɐˈxaː.sɐn]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: mad‧la‧ka‧san

Noun

madlakasan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜎᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

1. (neologism) democracy

   Synonyms: demokrasya, demokratahan