ꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rakṣa (“guarding, protecting; protection”), from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā, “guard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rək.sɔ/
  • Hyphenation: rêk‧sa

Noun

ꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ (reksa)

  1. to guard, to watch over

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: reksa (“police; guard”)

Further reading

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