Yogyakarta

English

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Etymology

From Indonesian Yogyakarta, from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta).

Proper noun

Yogyakarta

  1. A city, the provincial capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  2. An autonomous region of Indonesia.
    Synonym: Special Region of Yogyakarta
  3. A sultanate in Java

Translations

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta), from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya”, literally “unconquerable citadel”) +‎ कृत (kṛta, “done, accomplished”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /joɡjaˈkarta/ [jok̚.jaˈkar.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Syllabification: Yog‧ya‧kar‧ta

Proper noun

Yogyakarta

  1. Yogyakarta (a city, the provincial capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
  2. Yogyakarta (an autonomous region of Indonesia)
    Synonym: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
  3. the sultanate in Java

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