ꦲꦁꦏꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese aṅkara, ahaṅkāra (“individuality; id, egotistic self; selfishness; pride, conceit, arrogance; selfish; proud; self-confidence, confident, courageous”), from Sanskrit अहङ्कार, अहंकार (ahaṅkāra, ahaṃkāra, “individuality, self-consciousness; egotism; pride”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦲꦁꦏꦫ (angkara)

1. anger
2. (literary) greed, selfish

Derived terms

• ꦲꦁꦏꦫꦏꦫ (angkara-kara)

Related terms

• ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ (angker)

Further reading

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