ꦏꦕ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦏꦕ
Pegon
Roman	kaca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.t͡ʃɔ/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃɔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese kaca (“glass”), borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca, “glass”).

Noun

ꦏꦕ (kaca)

1. glass
2. mirror

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably affixed ꦮꦕ (waca, “to read; to recite, to chant”) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-). Doublet of ꦏꦮꦕ (kawaca).

Noun

ꦏꦕ (kaca)

1. page
2. example

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kaca (“page”) (semantic loan)

References

• "kaca" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939