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)
- 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.