ꦤꦪꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “guide, leader, chief, lord, principal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.jɔ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka)

1. leader
2. adviser
3. minister

Descendants

• → Malay: nayaka (“minister”)

  Indonesian: nayaka (“minister”)

Further reading

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