ꦮꦶꦕꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wicakṣaṇa (“sagacious, clever, wise”), from Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa, “wise, learned, skillful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.t͡ʃak.sɔ.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -nɔ
• Hyphenation: wi‧cak‧sa‧na

Noun

ꦮꦶꦕꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ (wicaksana)

1. wisdom

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kebijaksanaan (semantic loan)

Further reading

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