ꦕꦼꦛ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦕꦼꦛ
• Roman: cetha, ceṭa (dated), cetho (nonstandard), ceto (nonstandard), cêtha (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese *cĕṭa, cĕṭṭa (“well informed, expert in”), probably from Sanskrit छात्त्र (chāttra, “scholar; pupil”), छत्त्र (chattra, “teacher”, literally “shelter; parasol, umbrella”). Sound change probably were influenced by Pali chatta (“parasol”), Prakrit chatta (“parasol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ʈɔ/
• Rhymes: -ʈɔ
• Hyphenation: ce‧tha

Adjective

ꦕꦼꦛ (cetha) (krama-ngoko)

1. clear
2. obvious

References

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