ꦲꦁꦏꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese aṅkara, ahaṅkāra (“individuality; id, egotistic self; selfishness; pride, conceit, arrogance; selfish; proud; self-confidence, confident, courageous”), from Sanskrit अहङ्कार, अहंकार (ahaṅkāra, ahaṃkāra, “individuality, self-consciousness; egotism; pride”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋ.kɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: ang‧ka‧ra

Noun

ꦲꦁꦏꦫ (angkara)

  1. anger
  2. (literary) greed, selfish

Derived terms

  • ꦲꦁꦏꦫꦏꦫ (angkara-kara)

Further reading

  • “angkara” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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