beskal
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch fiskaal, from Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”). Cognate to Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”). The fiskaal was an officer of the Dutch East India Company. Doublet of fiskal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beskal (first-person possessive beskalku, second-person possessive beskalmu, third-person possessive beskalnya)
- (archaic) prosecutor, procurator.
- Synonym: jaksa
Alternative forms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “beskal” 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.