ꦏꦸꦛ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Carakan: ꦏꦸꦛ
Roman: kutha, koeṭa (dated), kuṭa (dated), kuta (nonstandard), kutho (nonstandard), kuto (nonstandard), kota (nonstandard), kotha (nonstandard)

Etymology

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): /ku.ʈa/

Noun

ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha)

(ngoko) city; town
Synonym: (krama) ꦏꦶꦛ (kitha)

See also

(Indonesian) kota

Further reading

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

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