ꦏꦧꦂ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦏꦧꦂ
Pegon
Roman	kabar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.bar/
• Rhymes: -bar
• Hyphenation: ka‧bar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news”). Doublet of abar.

Noun

ꦏꦧꦂ (kabar)

1. news

Derived terms

• ꦏꦼꦏꦧꦂ (kekabar)
• ꦔꦧꦫꦶ (ngabari)
• ꦥꦏꦧꦫꦤ꧀ (pakabaran)

 

• ꦏꦧꦂꦏꦧꦸꦂ (kabar kabur)
• ꦏꦧꦂꦲꦔꦶꦤ꧀ (kabar angin)

 

Etymology 2

Affixed ꦲꦧꦂ (abar) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-)

Adjective

ꦏꦧꦂ (kabar)

1. (dialect) no longer thick.

Further reading

• “kabar” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.