madlakasan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madlaˈkasan/, [mɐd.lɐˈxa.sɐn]
  • Hyphenation: mad‧la‧ka‧san

Noun

madlakasan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜎᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (neologism) democracy
    Synonyms: demokrasya, demokratahan
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