ꦲꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese hana (“to be, exist, stay; being, existence; place of sojourn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Pronunciation, Arekan, Surakarta–Yogyakarta, Madiun–Kediri–Blitar, Surabaya-Malang) IPA^(key): /ɔnɔ/
• (Serang) IPA^(key): /anə/
• (Banyumasan, Tenggerese) IPA^(key): /ana/

Pronoun

ꦲꦤ (ana)

1. (ngoko, Yogyakarta, Semarang) there is/are; to be

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦤ (ana), (krama) ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wonten)

Alternative forms

• (Serang) ꦲꦤꦼ (ane)
• ono

Further reading

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