suaka
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay suaka, ultimately from Sanskrit स्वक (svaka, “one's own; friend”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /suˈaka/ [suˈa.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: su‧a‧ka
Noun
suaka (plural suaka-suaka)
Derived terms
- bersuaka
- kesuakaan
- menyuakakan
- suaka alam
- suaka badak
- suaka capung
- suaka margasatwa
- suaka pajak
- suaka politik
Further reading
- “suaka”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Noun
suaka (plural suaka-suaka or suaka2)
Derived terms
- suaka politik
Further reading
- "suaka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017