# paksa
## Balinese
### Romanization

paksa
* Romanization of ᬧᬓ᭄ᬲ

## Garo
### Etymology

From Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European *peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

paksa
* the other side, (of a road, etc.)
* half

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpak.sa]
* Rhymes: -sa, -a
* Hyphenation: pak‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Malay paksa, from Classical Malay paksa, from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European *peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

#### Verb

paksa
* infinitive and imperative of memaksa (“to force, to compel”).

#### Noun

paksa (plural paksa-paksa)
* compulsion.
* violence.
    Synonyms: kekerasan, perkosaan
* (obsolete) good time.
* (obsolete) side, faction.
    Synonyms: pihak, sayap, sisi

#### Derived terms

* keterpaksaan
* memaksa
* memaksa-maksa
* memaksakan
* paksaan
* pemaksaan
* terpaksa
* daya paksa

#### Related terms

* rudapaksa

### Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦥꦏ꧀ꦱ (paksa), from Old Javanese pakṣa (“the half of a lunar month”), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “the half of a lunar month”), see previous etymology for continuation.

#### Noun

paksa (plural paksa-paksa)
* (Java) a unit of time of 15 days.

### Further reading

* “paksa” 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European *peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [päk̚.sə]
* Rhymes: -aksə, -ksə, -sə
* Rhymes: -a

### Verb

paksa (Jawi spelling ڤقسا, used in the form memaksa)
* to force, to compel

### Noun

paksa (Jawi spelling ڤقسا, plural paksa-paksa, informal 1st possessive paksaku, 2nd possessive paksamu, 3rd possessive paksanya)
* compulsion, force
* (Classical Malay) good time
* (Classical Malay) wing
    Synonym: sayap
* (Classical Malay) side, faction
    Synonyms: pihak, sisi

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* pemaksa [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* pemaksaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* paksaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* paksakan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
* memaksa [agent focus] (meN-)
* memaksakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* dipaksa [patient focus] (di-)
* dipaksakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
* terpaksa [agentless action] (teR-)
* keterpaksaan [agentless action + abstract / locative] (teR- + ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* memaksa-maksa

### Further reading

* "paksa" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
* “paksa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “matter under discussion”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /pakˈsaʔ/ [pɐkˈsaʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: pak‧sa

### Noun

paksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜐ)
* subject
* topic

#### Derived terms

* paksang-aralin

### Further reading

* “paksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* sapak, kapas