ꦱ꧀ꦮꦶꦏꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese swīkāra (“insistent(ly), urgent(ly), tenaciously”), from Sanskrit स्वीकार (svīkāra, “claim, claiming”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swi.kɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: swi‧ka‧ra

Adjective

ꦱ꧀ꦮꦶꦏꦫ (swikara)

1. (archaic) forceful, insistent

Further reading

• “swikara” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.