kerja paksa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kerja (“work”) +‎ paksa (“forced”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kərˌd͡ʒa ˈpak.sa/, [kərˌd͡ʒa ˈpak̚.sa]

Noun

kerja paksa (plural kerja-kerja paksa)

1. corvee: unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.

   Synonyms: kerja bakti, kerja paksa, kerja rodi, korve, ordi, rodi, wajib kerja

Further reading

• “kerja paksa” 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.