ꦗꦒꦧꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦗꦒ (jaga, “guard, watch; to guard, keep watch; provision”) +‎ ꦧꦪ (baya, “danger, hazard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaɡɔbɔjɔ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ
• Hyphenation: ja‧ga‧ba‧ya

Noun

ꦗꦒꦧꦪ (jagabaya)

1. village policeman.
2. (Yogyakarta, government) assistant for governance affair in ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan).

Further reading

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