ꦧꦏꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Most likely from Sanskrit [Term?]. Cognate of Malay beraku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ku/
  • Rhymes: -ku
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ku

Noun

ꦧꦏꦸ (baku)

  1. main
  2. essential
  3. basic.
  4. rice-field given to a village head instead of salary.
  5. authority
  6. alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦧꦏꦸ (bebaku, “base”)

Derived terms

  • ꦧꦏꦸꦤꦺ (bakuné)
  • ꦧꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (bakon)
  • ꦧꦼꦧꦏꦸ (bebaku)
  • ꦤꦏꦸꦏꦫꦁ (baku karang)
  • ꦧꦏꦸꦥꦗꦼꦒ꧀ (baku pajeg)
  • ꦧꦏꦸꦱꦮꦃ (baku sawah)
  • ꦧꦏꦸꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃ (baku omah-omah)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: baku (“main, essential, basic; standard”)
    • → Malay: baku (“standard”)

Further reading

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