ꦧꦏꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Most likely from Malay [Term?]. Cognate of Malay beraku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ku/
• Rhymes: -ku
• Hyphenation: ba‧ku

Noun

ꦧꦏꦸ (baku)

1. main
2. essential
3. basic.
4. rice-field given to a village head instead of salary.
5. authority
6. Alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦧꦏꦸ (bebaku, “base”)

Derived terms

• ꦧꦏꦸꦤꦺ (bakuné)
• ꦧꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (bakon)
• ꦧꦼꦧꦏꦸ (bebaku)

• ꦤꦏꦸꦏꦫꦁ (baku karang)
• ꦧꦏꦸꦥꦗꦼꦒ꧀ (baku pajeg)
• ꦧꦏꦸꦱꦮꦃ (baku sawah)
• ꦧꦏꦸꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃ (baku omah-omah)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: baku (“main, essential, basic; standard”)
  • → Malay: baku (“standard”)

Further reading

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