ꦲꦂꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ārya (“Aryan; honorable, respectable, noble”), from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arjɔ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ
• Hyphenation: ar‧ya

Noun

ꦲꦂꦪ (arya)

1. title of male nobility
2. the royal family in charge of organizing the work of the wadana and the palace environment

Further reading

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