# politik
## Albanian
### Adjective

politik (feminine politike, masculine plural politikë, feminine plural politike)
* political

## Basque
### Adjective

politik
* partitive indefinite of polit

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolɪtɪk]

### Noun

politik m anim (female equivalent politička)
* politician

#### Related terms

* See polis

### Further reading

* “politik”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “politik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “politik”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Via German Politik from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), derived from the noun πόλις (pólis, “city, state”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pʰoliˈtˢiɡ̊]

### Noun

politik c (definite singular politikken) (uncountable)
* (politics) politics

### Noun

politik c (definite singular politikken, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)
* a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)

#### Related terms

* politisk
* politiker

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French politique (“politics”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /politik/

### Noun

politik
* politics

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay politik, from Dutch politiek (“politics”), from French politique, from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), πόλις (pólis, “city, state”). By analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔlˈli.tɪk̚]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: po‧li‧tik

### Noun

politik (plural politik-politik)
* politics,
** (politics) a methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement
** political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict
* policy
    Synonym: kebijakan

#### Derived terms

* berpolitik
* memolitikkan
* memperpolitikkan
* pemolitikan
* perpolitikan
* sistem politik

#### Related terms

* apolitis
* politikus
* politis
* politisi

### References

* ↑ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe‎, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254

### Further reading

* “politik” 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Dutch politiek, from French politique by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state'). First attested as politiek published in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.

### Noun

politik (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيک, informal 1st possessive politikku, 2nd possessive politikmu, 3rd possessive politiknya)
* politics
    Synonym: siasah

### References

* ↑ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe‎, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254
* ↑ Leow, Rachel (2016) Taming Babel: Language in the Making of Malaysia‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131

### Further reading

* “politik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Slovak
### Etymology

From politika (“politics”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔlitik/
* Rhymes: -ik

### Noun

politik m pers (genitive singular politika, nominative plural politici, genitive plural politikov, declension pattern of chlap)
* politician

#### Related terms

* politička

### Further reading

* “politik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pʊlɪˈtiːk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Noun

politik c
* politics
* policy
    Den nya premiärministern ska föra en hård politik mot brottslighet.The new prime minister will conduct a tough policy against crime.

#### Derived terms

* alkoholpolitik
* arbetsmarknadspolitik
* asylpolitik
* biståndspolitik
* eftergiftspolitik
* ettbarnspolitik
* finanspolitik
* flyktingpolitik
* geopolitik
* handelspolitik
* identitetspolitik
* idépolitik
* inrikespolitik
* intressepolitik
* klimatpolitik
* kommunalpolitik
* kulturpolitik
* miljöpolitik
* penningpolitik
* politikområde
* realpolitik
* rättspolitik
* sakpolitik
* skolpolitik
* stabiliseringspolitik
* svågerpolitik
* säkerhetspolitik
* utrikespolitik
* överbudspolitik

#### Related terms

* politiker
* politisk

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French politique.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.li.tic/

### Adjective

politik
* political

#### Synonyms

* siyasal
* siyasi