paksaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed paksa +‎ -an.

• Semantic loan from Dutch dwang (“coercion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pakˈsaan]
• Hyphenation: pak‧sa‧an

Noun

paksaan (first-person possessive paksaanku, second-person possessive paksaanmu, third-person possessive paksaannya)

1. force, pressure

   Synonyms: desakan, tekanan

2. coercion:
   1. actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
   2. (law) use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.

Further reading

• “paksaan” 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.