ꦏꦶꦛ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦶꦛ
• Roman: kitha, kiṭa (dated), kita (nonstandard), kitho (nonstandard), kito (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kuṭa (“fortified place, walled town”), from Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “city”). Cognate of Malay kota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʈa/

Noun

ꦏꦶꦛ (kitha)

1. (krama) city; town

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kitha”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• "kitha" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974