ꦏꦼꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) +‎ ꦏꦼ- -ꦲꦤ꧀ (ke- -han), inherited from Old Javanese kalakun, kalakwan (“to set in motion, to practise, to realize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəlakɔn/
• Rhymes: -kɔn, -ɔn, -n
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧kon

Verb

ꦏꦼꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kelakon)

1. to happen, to come about
2. to be accomplished

Descendants

• ⇒ Malay: kelakonan (“achievement”)

Further reading

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