ꦒꦼꦭꦂ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlar/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese gĕlar (“laying out; deployment, battle-array”, literally “spreading”).

Noun

ꦒꦼꦭꦂ (gelar)

1. array
2. layout
3. deployment

Derived terms

• ꦒꦼꦭꦫꦤ꧀ (gelaran)
• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦂ (nggelar)
• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦫꦏꦺ (nggelaraké)
• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦫꦶ (nggelari)
• ꦥꦒꦼꦭꦫꦤ꧀ (pagelaran)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: gelar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay gelar (“title”). Compare Old Javanese galar (“something used for counting or auguring”).

Noun

ꦒꦼꦭꦂ (gelar)

1. title
2. academic degree

Derived terms

• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦫꦶ (nggelari)

Further reading

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