ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese pustaka (“book; manuscript”), from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “book”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pus.tɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -kɔ
  • Hyphenation: pus‧ta‧ka

Noun

ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (pustaka) (archaic)

  1. (archaic) book
    Synonyms: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ (buku), ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala), ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (pustaka)
  2. (archaic) letter
    Synonyms: ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala), ꦭꦪꦁ (layang), ꦱꦸꦫꦠ꧀ (surat)

Further reading

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