ꦥꦿꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prajā (“all subjects, country, realms”), from Sanskrit प्रजा (prajā, “subject of a king, rule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prad͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: pra‧ja

Noun

ꦥꦿꦗ (praja)

1. kingdom, realm
2. court
3. capital city

Derived terms

• ꦠꦠꦥꦿꦗ (tata praja)
• ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ (pamong praja)
• ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ (mantri pamong praja)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: praja

Further reading

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