ꦪꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese yaśa (“honour, glory, fame, renown; deed, merit, honour, renown, meritorious deed; building”), from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas, “honour; worth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -sɔ
• Hyphenation: ya‧sa

Verb

ꦪꦱ (yasa)

1. (archaic) to create
2. (archaic) to build

Derived terms

• ꦢꦶꦪꦱꦏꦏꦺ (diyasakaké)
• ꦪꦱꦤ꧀ (yasan)

 

Noun

ꦪꦱ (yasa)

1. (archaic) house
2. (archaic) merit

Derived terms

• ꦱꦸꦪꦱ (suyasa)

 

• ꦪꦱꦏꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (yasa kambang)

 

Further reading

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