meritokrasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch meritocratie (“meritocracy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ri.to.ˈkra.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧to‧kra‧si

Noun

meritokrasi (plural meritokrasi-meritokrasi, first-person possessive meritokrasiku, second-person possessive meritokrasimu, third-person possessive meritokrasinya)

1. (politics) meritocracy: rule by merit and talent; a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.

Related terms

• meritokratis

 

Further reading

• “meritokrasi” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English meritocracy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meritokrasi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: mé‧ri‧to‧kra‧si

Noun

meritokrasi (Jawi spelling ميريتوکراسي)

1. (politics) meritocracy

Related terms

• merit
• meritokratik

 

Further reading

• “meritokrasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Etymology

From French méritocratie, from English meritocracy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ɾi.to.kɾa.si/

Noun

meritokrasi (definite accusative meritokrasiyi, plural meritokrasiler)

1. meritocracy

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	meritokrasi
Definite accusative	meritokrasiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	meritokrasi	meritokrasiler
Definite accusative	meritokrasiyi	meritokrasileri
Dative	meritokrasiye	meritokrasilere
Locative	meritokraside	meritokrasilerde
Ablative	meritokrasiden	meritokrasilerden
Genitive	meritokrasinin	meritokrasilerin

Related terms

• liyakat