mogok lapar
Malay
Etymology
Compound of mogok (“to strike”) + lapar (“hungry”).
Noun
mogok lapar (plural mogok-mogok lapar or mogok2 lapar)
- hunger strike (fast undertaken as a means of protest)
- Synonym: mogok makan (Indonesia)
Further reading
- "mogok lapar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017