ꦢꦺꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese deśa (“region, place, part; province, country; country, countryside, rural area”), from Sanskrit देश (deśa, “point, region, spot, place, part, portion; province, country, kingdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -sɔ
• Hyphenation: dé‧sa

Noun

ꦢꦺꦱ (désa)

1. (ngoko) village

   Synonym: (krama) ꦝꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀ (dhusun)

Further reading

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