caraka

Borrowed from Old Javanese cāraka (“spy; emissary; attendant, servant”), from Sanskrit चारक (cāraka, “spy; associate, companion”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃarakə/
• Rhymes: -akə
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ka

caraka (Balinese script ᬘᬭᬓ)

1. attendant, servant

• “caraka” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

From Javanese ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka, “envoy”), from Old Javanese cāraka (“spy, emissary; servant, attendant”), from Sanskrit चरक (caraka, “wanderer”), चर् (car, “to move, to practise”).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈraka]
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ka

caraka (plural caraka-caraka)

1. envoy

   Synonyms: duta, utusan, wakil

2. Javanese script
3. general functional position in charge of recording and sending letters or documents sent to other agencies and administering proof of delivery

• “caraka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

caraka

1. romanization of ꦕꦫꦏ