siksa
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay seksa, siksa, from Classical Malay سيقسا (seksa), سيکسا (siksa), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, “punishment, chastisement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siksa (first-person possessive siksaku, second-person possessive siksamu, third-person possessive siksanya)
- torment, chastisement.
- punishment
- Synonym: hukuman
Alternative forms edit
- seksa (Standard Malay)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “siksa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (shékets, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”). Sense influenced by sikać.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siksa f
- (derogatory) immature young woman; bimbo
Declension edit
Declension of siksa