ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ
• Roman: botjah

Etymology

From Old Javanese boñcah (“child”).

Noun

ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah) (ngoko)

1. child

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah), (krama) ꦭꦫꦺ (laré), ꦲꦤꦏ꧀ (anak), ꦠꦸꦫꦸꦤ꧀ (turun)

2. underling

   Synonyms: ꦫꦺꦫꦺꦲꦤ꧀ (rèrèhan), ꦱꦺꦴꦱꦺꦴꦫꦤ꧀ (sosoran), ꦩꦸꦫꦶꦢ꧀ (murid)

3. servant

   Synonyms: ꦫꦺꦮꦁ (réwang), ꦧꦠꦸꦂ (batur)

4. friend

   Synonyms: ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ (kanca), ꦧꦭ (bala)

5. people

   Synonym: ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong)

Synonyms

• ꦭꦫꦺ (laré) (krama)

References

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