ꦲꦤꦕꦫꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

From the first five letters of the Javanese alphabet, ꦲ (“ha”), ꦤ (“na”), ꦕ (“ca”), ꦫ (“ra”), and ꦏ (“ka”). Can also be interpreted as ꦲꦤ (ana) +‎ ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka), literally “there are (two) messengers”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔ.nɔ.t͡ʃɔ.rɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -kɔ
  • Hyphenation: ha‧na‧ca‧ra‧ka

Noun

ꦲꦤꦕꦫꦏ (hanacaraka)

  1. the traditional arrangement of the letters of the Javanese alphabet.

Descendants

  • → Balinese: ᬳᬦᬘᬭᬓ
  • → English: hanacaraka
  • → Indonesian: hanacaraka
  • ⇒ Sundanese: ᮎᮛᮊᮔ᮪ (carakan)
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