perkosa
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixation of per- + *kosa (kuasa (“power”)), from ke- + *wasa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “control; domination; desire”). Doublet of perkasa.
Compare to Sundanese prakosa (“mighty”), Javanese ꦥꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱ (prakosa, “mighty, powerful, strong”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
perkosa (active memerkosa, passive diperkosa)
- to rape (to force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent)
- Synonym: rogol
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Further reading[edit]
- J. G. de Casparis (1997) Sanskrit Loanwords in Indonesian (Linguistic studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia)[1], volume 41, Jakarta: Unika Atma Jaya, page 28.
- “memerkosa” 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.