ꦧꦼꦝꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.ɖa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ja
  • Hyphenation: be‧dha‧ya

Noun

ꦧꦼꦝꦪ (bedhaya)

  1. (dance) bedhaya: a sacred ritual Javanese dance, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta; a performer of this dance.

Alternative forms

  • ꦧꦝꦪ (badhaya)

Descendants

  • → English: bedhaya, bedaya, bedoyo
  • → Indonesian: bedaya

Further reading

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