ꦩꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦶꦠ (ita, “need, good; use”) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-, “active verbal prefix”) +‎ -ꦲꦶꦤ꧀- (-in-, “third person passive verbal infix”), inherited from Old Javanese aminta (“to ask for, to beg for”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪn.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -tɔ
  • Hyphenation: min‧ta

Verb

ꦩꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (minta) (active ꦩꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ, passive ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ)

  1. to ask

Descendants

  • → Malay: minta, mintak (colloquial)
    • > Indonesian: minta (inherited)
    • → Iban: minta

Further reading

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