ᬓᬃᬬ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese kārya (“work to be done, duty, religious performance, feast; enterprise, matter; motive, purpose”), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Cognate of Indonesian karya.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kar.jə/
  • Rhymes: -jə
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ya

Noun

ᬓᬃᬬ (karya)

  1. work

Derived terms
  • Amati Karya (“prohibition of work on Nyepi”)

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