romusa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勞務者(ろうむしゃ) (rōmusha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ro.mu.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: ro‧mu‧sa

Noun

romusa (first-person possessive romusaku, second-person possessive romusamu, third-person possessive romusanya)

1. (formal) forced laborer.

Alternative forms

• romusha
• romusya

Derived terms

• meromusakan

 

See also

• barisan pekerja

Further reading

• “romusa” 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.