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Where does “pidana” come from?

pidana (Indonesian) comes from Malay pidana, from Sanskrit पीडन — press, suppress.

pidana (Indonesian): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “pidana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypidanacrime
2Sanskritपीडनpress, suppress

Words derived from “pidana”

  • terpidana
  • narapidana
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