ꦲꦤꦕꦫꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

From the first five letters of the Javanese alphabet, ꦲ (“ha”), ꦤ (“na”), ꦕ (“ca”), ꦫ (“ra”), and ꦏ (“ka”). Can also be interpreted as ꦲꦤ (ana) +‎ ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka), literally “there are (two) messengers”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔ.nɔ.t͡ʃɔ.rɔ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: ha‧na‧ca‧ra‧ka

Noun

ꦲꦤꦕꦫꦏ (hanacaraka)

1. the traditional arrangement of the letters of the Javanese alphabet.

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬳᬦᬘᬭᬓ
• → English: hanacaraka
• → Indonesian: hanacaraka
• ⇒ Sundanese: ᮎᮛᮊᮔ᮪ (carakan)