rudapaksa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦸꦢꦥꦼꦏ꧀ꦱ (rudapeksa), from Old Javanese rodra (“Rudra-like, violent”) +‎ pakṣa (“intention”), from Sanskrit रौद्र (raudra, “violent, wild”) +‎ पक्ष (pakṣa). Introduced in Sidang Komisi 1952 as translation of Dutch geweld by Prijana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rudaˈpak̚sa]
• Hyphenation: ru‧da‧pak‧sa

Noun

rudapaksa (uncountable)

1. (probably dated) violence.

   Synonyms: kekerasan, paksa

2. (medicine) trauma: any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

   Cedera kepala sekunder terjadi setelah rudapaksa akan timbul edema serebri, rusaknya blood brain barrier, nekrosis jaringan, hipertermi, dan lain-lain. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example).

   Synonym: trauma

3. (euphemistic) rape.

   Synonym: perkosaan

Derived terms

• merudapaksa (“to rape”)

Further reading

• “rudapaksa” 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.