ꦠꦶꦒ

Javanese

Javanese cardinal numbers

ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)	3	ꦱꦼꦏꦮꦤ꧀ (sekawan)
Cardinal : ꦠꦶꦒ (tiga)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tiga (“three”), from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 (tiga), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triad”).

Pronunciation

• (Standar, Central, Eastern) IPA^(key): /ti.ɡɔ/
• (Standar, Central, Eastern) Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: ti‧ga

Numeral

ꦠꦶꦒ (tiga)

1. (krama) three

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦠꦼꦭꦸ (telu)

Further reading

• “tiga” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.