ꦲꦶꦏꦪꦠ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hikayat, from Classical Persian حکایت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, “story”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(h)i.ka.jat/
  • Rhymes: -jat
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ka‧yat

Noun

ꦲꦶꦏꦪꦠ꧀ (hikayat, ikayat)

  1. (literature) old Malay literary works in prose form

Further reading

  • “hikayat” 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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