ꦗꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese jaya (“conquest; victory, triumph; victorious”), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ.jɔ/
Rhymes: -jɔ
Hyphenation: ja‧ya

Noun

ꦗꦪ (jaya)

(krama/ngoko, classical) victory

Synonyms

mênang (victory)
bêgja (prosperity)
kuwasa (power, might)

Further reading

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

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