English

Merdeka Day

From Merdeka + day.

A compound of Merdeka + day

Sanskrit ऋध् ‘to prosper, succeed’

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Sanskrit महर्द्धिक ‘very prosperous’

Malay merdeheka

Malay merdeka ‘free’

Indonesian merdeka ‘free from oppression’

Proto-Germanic *dagaz

Proto-West Germanic *dag

Old English dæġ ‘day’

Middle English day ‘a day’

English day

Today it means

name The independence day of Malaysia, on August 31.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Merdeka Day