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