perkosa

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

• IPA^(key): [pərˈkɔ.sa]
• 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

Derived terms

• pemerkosa
• pemerkosaan
• perkosaan

 

Related terms

• perkasa

 

Further reading

• 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.