sekolah rakyat
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of sekolah (“school”) + rakyat (“people”), from calque of Japanese 國民學校 (kokumingakkō, literally “people school”), from calque of German Volksschule (“primary school”, literally “people-school”). Cognate of Korean 국민학교 (gungminhakgyo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (education, obsolete) elementary school (US), primary school (UK)
Usage notes[edit]
The term was used officially from 1941 to 13 March 1946 during Japanese colonial period, later replaced by the term sekolah dasar.
Synonyms[edit]
- sekolah rendah (before 1941)
- sekolah rakyat (1941-1946)
- sekolah dasar (since 1946)
Further reading[edit]
- “sekolah rakyat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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