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desak.

to urge

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/dəˈsak/Standard-Indonesian[dəˈsak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to urge

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay desak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəsək.

noun/dəˈsak/Standard-Indonesian[dəˈsak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. the sound of crumpling paper

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic

noun/ˈdesak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈde.sak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. title of women of certain noble classes in Bali

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

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