mardijker

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Indonesian merdeka (“free”). Compare to Tagalog maharlika (“freeman”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: mar‧dij‧ker

Noun[edit]

mardijker m (plural mardijkers, diminutive mardijkertje n)

  1. Former European (especially Dutch) slave, who was converted to Christianity. Mostly used in the time of the VOC presence in Indonesia.
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