ꦧꦱ

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦱ
Pegon
Roman basa (Indonesia),
bâsâ (Suriname)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bhāṣa (“speech”), from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

ꦧꦱ (basa) (krama-ngoko)

  1. speech
  2. language
  3. polite register (in speech)

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References

  • "ꦧꦱ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “basa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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