kekerasan
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixed keras + ke- -an. The sense of violence is a semantic loan from Dutch geweld.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kêkêrasan (first-person possessive kekerasanku, second-person possessive kekerasanmu, third-person possessive kekerasannya)
- hardness
- loudness
- harshness
- violence: action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering.
- Synonym: keganasan (Standard Malay)
- force, coercion: power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power.
- Synonym: paksaan
Hyponyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kekerasan” 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.