prakarsa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रकर्ष (prakarṣa, “excellence”) or प्रकर्षति (prakarṣati, “lead, head”), analyzed as pra- ‎ karsa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /praˈkarsa/ [praˈkar.sa]
• Rhymes: -arsa
• Syllabification: pra‧kar‧sa

Noun

prakarsa (first-person possessive prakarsaku, second-person possessive prakarsamu, third-person possessive prakarsanya)

1. initiative.

   Synonyms: inisiatif, ikhtiar

Derived terms

• berprakarsa
• memprakarsai
• pemrakarsa
• pemrakarsaan

 

Related terms

• karsa

 

Further reading

• “prakarsa” 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.