wanita penghibur

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of wanita (“women”) +‎ penghibur (“entertainer, consoler, comforter”), probably calque from Japanese 慰安婦(いあ​んふ) (ia​nfu, “comfort women”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [waˈnita pəŋˈhibʊr]

Noun

wanita penghibur (plural wanita-wanita penghibur, first-person possessive wanita penghiburku, second-person possessive wanita penghiburmu, third-person possessive wanita penghiburnya).

1. (euphemistic) a female sex slave; comfort woman; comfort girl.

   ...kenapa di Indonesia kita tidak mendengar ada berita tentang gugatan hukum dari wanita penghibur tersebut kepada pemerintah Jepang?
   2005, Jalan panjang hak asasi manusia: catatan Todung Mulya Lubis, Gramedia Pustaka Utama (→ISBN), page 76:

   Why do we not hear any news about lawsuit from those comfort woman to the government of Japan?

2. (expanded) prostitute