ꦧꦏ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay baka, baqa, from Classical Malay باک (baka), بقاٴ (baqa), from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ, “remaining, lasting, enduring”).

Adjective

ꦧꦏ (baka)

1. eternal, perpetual, lasting

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese baka (“heron”), from Sanskrit बक (baka, “heron”).

Noun

ꦧꦏ (baka)

1. (archaic) heron

Further reading

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