ꦏꦶꦛ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Carakan: ꦏꦶꦛ
Roman: kitha, kiṭa (dated), kita (nonstandard), kitho (nonstandard), kito (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kuṭa (“fortified place, walled town”), from Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “city”). Cognate of Malay kota.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki.ʈa/

Noun

ꦏꦶꦛ (kitha)

(krama) city; town
Synonym: (ngoko) ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha)

Further reading

The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kitha”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

"kitha" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974

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