bausuku

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦸꦏꦸ (bausuku, “village worker”, literally “many foot, many leg”). Reanalysed as bahu (“many”) +‎ suku (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bau̯ˈsu.ku]
  • Hyphenation: bau‧su‧ku

Noun

bausuku (plural bausuku-bausuku)

  1. (dialect, Java) forced labour
    Synonyms: pekerja rodi, pekerja wajib, tenaga

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