romusa
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 勞務者 (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)
- (formal) forced laborer.
Alternative forms
- romusha
- romusya
Derived terms
- meromusakan
See also
- barisan pekerja
Further reading
- “romusa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.