perkosa

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: pêr‧ko‧sa

Verb

perkosa (active memerkosa, passive diperkosa)

  1. to rape (to force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent)
    Synonym: rogol

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