ꦗꦒ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese jaga (influenced by Pali jagga), jāgra (“to wake up; to be awake, watchful”), from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), जागृ (jāgṛ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Mataram, Arekan) [dʒɔɡɔ]

Verb

ꦗꦒ (jaga)

  1. to guard, to (keep) watch.

Noun

ꦗꦒ (jaga)

  1. guard, watch.
  2. provisions

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