ꦗꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese jaya (“conquest; victory, triumph; victorious”), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ.jɔ/
  • Rhymes: -jɔ
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ya

Noun

ꦗꦪ (jaya)

  1. (krama-ngoko, Classical Javanese) victory

Synonyms

Further reading

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