ꦗꦒꦺꦴ

Javanese

Etymology

Compare to Malay jaguh, Indonesian jago. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɡo
  • Hyphenation: ja‧go

Noun

ꦗꦒꦺꦴ (jago)

  1. (ngoko) cock, rooster.
    Synonyms: (krama) ꦱꦮꦸꦁ (sawung), (literary) ꦱꦠ (sata)
  2. champion.
  3. candidate, contestant.

Further reading

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