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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦫꦩ
Pegon
Roman rama

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rāma (father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔ.mɔ/
  • Rhymes: -mɔ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ma

Noun

ꦫꦩ (rama)

  1. title conferred on an adult male
  2. (honorific) father
    Synonym: (ngoko-krama) ꦧꦥꦏ꧀ (bapak)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)

References

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