ꦥꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prakosa (“violent, fierce, untamable, forcible”), from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “visible, shining, bright; manifest, public; universally noted, famous; clearness, brightness, splendour; publicity, fame”). Doublet of ꦥꦿꦏꦱ (prakasa).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pra‧ko‧sa

Adjective

ꦥꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱ (prakosa)

  1. mighty, powerful, strong

Further reading

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