ꦲꦭ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese algoz (“executioner; tormentor”), from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡod͡ʒo/
• Hyphenation: al‧go‧jo

Noun

ꦲꦭ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴ (algojo)

1. executioner, an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

Further reading

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