perkasa

Inherited from Malay perkasa, from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “the very best of something”). Doublet of perkosa.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈkasa/ [pərˈka.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: per‧ka‧sa

perkasa (comparative lebih perkasa, superlative paling perkasa)

1. mighty, strong

   Synonyms: gagah berani, kuat, keras

• “perkasa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “visible; bright; manifest; famous”).

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pərˈkasa/ [pərˈka.sa]
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: per‧ka‧sa

perkasa (Jawi spelling ڤرکاس, comparative lebih perkasa, superlative paling perkasa)

1. mighty; powerful; strong (physically or in terms of influence).

   Synonyms: gagah, kuat

   Tentera yang perkasa itu berjaya menawan kota tersebut.

   The mighty army succeeded in capturing the city.

2. brave; valiant; courageous (especially of a warrior or hero).

   Synonyms: berani, gagah berani

   Hang Tuah dikenali sebagai seorang laksamana yang perkasa.

   Hang Tuah is known as a valiant admiral.

• > Indonesian: perkasa (inherited)

• "perkasa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017