cāraka

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चारक (cāraka, “spy; associate, companion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaraka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: cā‧ra‧ka

Noun

cāraka

  1. spy
  2. emissary
  3. attendant, servant

Derived terms

  • pacaraka

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka)
    • → Indonesian: caraka
  • → Balinese: ᬘᬭᬓ (caraka)

Further reading

  • "cāraka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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