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paksa.

compulsion

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpak.sa]
  1. compulsion

    uncountable
  2. violence

    uncountable
  3. good time

    obsolete · uncountable
  4. side, faction

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Malay paksa, from Classical Malay paksa, from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European *peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Possibly distantly related to English fuck. * Mostly displaced native desak (“to force”, literally “to urge”).

noun[ˈpak.sa]
  1. a unit of time of 15 days

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦥꦏ꧀ꦱ (paksa), from Old Javanese pakṣa (“the half of a lunar month”), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “the half of a lunar month”), see previous etymology for continuation.

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