ꦧꦺꦴꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese woya, wwaya (“to be (there, present)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.ja/
• Hyphenation: bo‧ya

Particle

ꦧꦺꦴꦪ (boya)

1. (kadhaton) no

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦺꦴꦫ (ora)

Further reading

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

• Joseph Errington (1982-10) “Speech in the Royal Presence: Javanese Palace Language”, in Indonesia‎^[1], volume 34, →DOI, page 89