wanita penghibur

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Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of wanita (women) +‎ penghibur (entertainer, consoler, comforter), probably calque from Japanese 慰安婦(いあ​んふ) (ia​nfu, comfort women).

Pronunciation

Noun

wanita penghibur (plural wanita-wanita penghibur, first-person possessive wanita penghiburku, second-person possessive wanita penghiburmu, third-person possessive wanita penghiburnya).

  1. (euphemistic) a female sex slave; comfort woman; comfort girl.
    ...kenapa di Indonesia kita tidak mendengar ada berita tentang gugatan hukum dari wanita penghibur tersebut kepada pemerintah Jepang?
    2005, Jalan panjang hak asasi manusia: catatan Todung Mulya Lubis, Gramedia Pustaka Utama (→ISBN), page 76:
    Why do we not hear any news about lawsuit from those comfort woman to the government of Japan?
  2. (expanded) prostitute