ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an), inherited from Old Javanese lakwan (“going, where or how one goes, walking or travelling distance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lakɔn/

Noun

ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (lakon)

1. (drama) plot, scenario
2. (drama) leading player.
3. destiny, fate.

Descendants

• → Malay: lakon
• → Indonesian: lakon
• → Thai: ละคร (lá-kɔɔn)
  • → English: lakorn (“Thai television drama”)
  • → Khmer: ល្ខោន (lkhaon, “play; show; drama”)
  • → Lao: ລະຄອນ (la khǭn, “show, play, drama”)

Further reading

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