ꦏꦱ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/
• Rhymes: -kas
• Hyphenation: kas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kas, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

1. cash:
   1. money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks or electronic transactions.
   2. liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
   3. cash register, or the counter in a business where the cash register is located.
   4. money box: place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out.
2. (dialect) box

Derived terms

• ꦏꦱ꧀ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kas kraton)
• ꦏꦱ꧀ꦢꦺꦱ (kas désa)
• ꦏꦱ꧀ꦤꦼꦒꦫ (kas negara)

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably inherited from Old Javanese kas (“hardness, inflexibility”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

1. (archaic) earnest
2. just finished

Derived terms

• ꦏꦱꦺ (kasé)

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

1. agile, dexterous, swift

Derived terms

• ꦢꦶꦏꦱꦶ (dikasi)
• ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ (akas)

Further reading

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