ꦏꦸꦛ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦸꦛ
• Roman: kutha, koeṭa (dated), kuṭa (dated), kuta (nonstandard), kutho (nonstandard), kuto (nonstandard), kota (nonstandard), kotha (nonstandard)

Etymology

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): /ku.ʈa/

Noun

ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha)

1. (ngoko) city; town

   Synonym: (krama) ꦏꦶꦛ (kitha)

See also

• (Indonesian) kota

Further reading

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