kekerasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed keras +‎ ke- -an. The sense of violence is a semantic loan from Dutch geweld.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəkəˈrasan]
Hyphenation: ke‧ke‧ras‧an

Noun

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

kekerasan dalam rumah tangga
kekerasan nyata

Further reading

“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.

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