Yogyakarta
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English
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Etymology
From Indonesian Yogyakarta, from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta).
Proper noun
Yogyakarta
- A city, the provincial capital of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- An autonomous region of Indonesia
- Synonym: Special Region of Yogyakarta
- A sultanate in Java
Translations
city in Indonesia
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta), from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya”, literally “unconquerable citadel”) + कृत (kṛta, “done, accomplished”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /joɡjaˈkarta/
- Rhymes: -arta
- Syllabification: Yog‧ya‧kar‧ta
Proper noun
Yogyakarta
- Yogyakarta (a city, the provincial capital of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
- Yogyakarta (an autonomous region of Indonesia)
- Synonym: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
- the sultanate in Java
Alternative forms
- Jogjakarta, Jogja
- Jokjakarta (dated)
Further reading
- “Yogyakarta” 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.