ꦤꦶꦠꦾ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.tjɔ/
• Rhymes: -tjɔ
• Hyphenation: ni‧tya

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese nitya (“continual, perpetual; continually”), from Sanskrit नित्य (nitya, “constant; eternal”).

Adjective

ꦤꦶꦠꦾ (nitya)

1. always
2. sustainable
3. eternal

Etymology 2

Affixed ꦠꦶꦠꦶꦃ (titih, “to be on; to be on top of”) +‎ N- +‎ -ꦲ (-a).

Noun

ꦤꦶꦠꦾ (nitya)

1. facial expression

Etymology 3

Affixed ꦠꦶꦠꦶ (titi, “careful, scrupulous, precise”) +‎ N- +‎ -ꦲ (-a).

Noun

ꦤꦶꦠꦾ (nitya)

1. committee

Further reading

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