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)

1. (historical, government) autonomous area.

   Synonyms: swatantra, otonom

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.