ꦤꦒꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese nagara (“palace (kraton); court; residence; capital; state or realm”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “town; city”). Doublet of ꦤꦒꦫ (nagara), ꦤꦒꦫꦶ (nagari), ꦤꦼꦒꦫ (negara), and ꦤꦼꦒꦫꦶ (negari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɡɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: na‧ga‧ra

Noun

ꦤꦒꦫ (nagara) (ngoko)

1. capital city
2. government
3. land
4. country

Further reading

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