ꦤꦒꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese nagara (“palace (kraton); court; residence; capital; state or realm”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “town; city”). Doublet of ꦤꦒꦫ (nagara), ꦤꦒꦫꦶ (nagari), ꦤꦼꦒꦫ (negara), and ꦤꦼꦒꦫꦶ (negari).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /na.ɡɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: na‧ga‧ra

Noun

ꦤꦒꦫ (nagara) (ngoko)

  1. capital city
  2. government
  3. land
  4. country

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