ꦮꦶꦗꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wijaya (“victory, triumph; victorious”), from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.d͡ʒɔ.jɔ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ
• Hyphenation: wi‧ja‧ya

Noun

ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (wijaya)

1. (literary) victory

Proper noun

ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (Wijaya)

1. a male given name from Javanese

Descendants

• → Indonesian: Widjaja, Widjojo, Wijaya, Wijoyo

Further reading

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