siksa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay seksa, siksa, from Classical Malay سيقسا (seksa), سيکسا (siksa), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, “punishment, chastisement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪk.sa]
• Hyphenation: sik‧sa

Noun

siksa (first-person possessive siksaku, second-person possessive siksamu, third-person possessive siksanya)

1. torment, chastisement.
2. punishment

   Synonym: hukuman

Alternative forms

• seksa (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• ketersiksaan
• menyiksa
• menyiksai
• penyiksa
• penyiksaan
• siksaan
• tersiksa

 

Further reading

• “siksa” 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.

Anagrams

• saksi

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (shékets, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”). Sense influenced by sikać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕik.sa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iksa
• Syllabification: sik‧sa

Noun

siksa f

1. (derogatory) immature young woman; bimbo

   Synonyms: gówniara, podlotek

Declension

Declension of siksa

	singular	plural
nominative	siksa	siksy
genitive	siksy	siks
dative	siksie	siksom
accusative	siksę	siksy
instrumental	siksą	siksami
locative	siksie	siksach
vocative	sikso	siksy

Further reading

• siksa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• siksa in Polish dictionaries at PWN