ꦏꦼꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) +‎ ꦏꦼ- -ꦲꦤ꧀ (ke- -han), inherited from Old Javanese kalakun, kalakwan (“to set in motion, to practise, to realize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəlakɔn/
  • Rhymes: -kɔn, -ɔn, -n
  • Hyphenation: ke‧la‧kon

Verb

ꦏꦼꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kelakon)

  1. to happen, to come about
  2. to be accomplished

Descendants

  • ⇒ Malay: kelakonan (“achievement”)

Further reading

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