beskal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fiskaal, from Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”). Cognate to Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”). The fiskaal was an officer of the Dutch East India Company. Doublet of fiskal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəsˈkal/
• Hyphenation: bês‧kal

Noun

beskal (first-person possessive beskalku, second-person possessive beskalmu, third-person possessive beskalnya)

1. (archaic) prosecutor, procurator.

   Synonym: jaksa

Alternative forms

• biskal

Further reading

• “beskal” 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.