ꦕꦕꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese cacah (“in pieces, in shreds, cut up, covered with wounds”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔh, *ʔcɔh (“to peck, to strike with adze, hoe, etc.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.t͡ʃah/
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃah
  • Hyphenation: ca‧cah

Noun

ꦕꦕꦃ (cacah)

  1. amount, number
  2. census

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦕꦕꦲꦏꦺ (kacacahaké)
  • ꦕꦕꦲꦺ (cacahé)
  • ꦕꦶꦤꦕꦲꦏꦺ (cinacahaké)
  • ꦤꦕꦲꦏꦺ (nacahaké)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: cacah (semantic loan)

Further reading

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