ᬓᬃᬬ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese kārya (“work to be done, duty, religious performance, feast; enterprise, matter; motive, purpose”), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Cognate of Indonesian karya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.jə/
• Rhymes: -jə
• Hyphenation: kar‧ya

Noun

ᬓᬃᬬ (karya)

1. work

Derived terms

• Amati Karya (“prohibition of work on Nyepi”)

Further reading

• “karya” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].