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Javanese
Etymology
Affixed ꦮꦕ (waca) + N-, inherited from Old Javanese amaca, aṅwaca (“to read, to sing (a text)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Standard, Central, Eastern) /mɔ.t͡ʃɔ/
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃɔ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca
Verb
ꦩꦕ (maca)
- to read
- Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦩꦕ (maca), (krama) ꦩꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (mahos)
References
- ^ Kertodjojo, Irma, Poewasak, Linette, Speyers, Edward, Speyers, Linda, editors (1992), Buku Tembung-Tembung Jawa Suriname (Surinaams Javaans – Nederlands Woordenboek) [Dictionary of Surinamese-Javanese] (in Javanese), page 36: “matya”
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “maca”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
- "ꦩꦕ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939