korve

Dutch

Verb

korve

(dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of kerven

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch corvee, from French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɔrve]
Hyphenation: kor‧vé
Rhymes: -ve, -e

Noun

korvé (first-person possessive korveku, second-person possessive korvemu, third-person possessive korvenya)

corvee: Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Synonyms: kerja bakti, kerja paksa, kerja rodi
(military) household chores

Further reading

“korve” 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.

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