ꦩꦕ

Javanese
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦩꦕ
Roman maca (Indonesia),
mâtyâ (Suriname)[1]

Etymology

Affixed ꦮꦕ (waca) +‎ N-, inherited from Old Javanese amaca, aṅwaca (“to read, to sing (a text)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Standard, Central, Eastern) /mɔ.t͡ʃɔ/
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃɔ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca

Verb

ꦩꦕ (maca)

  1. to read
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦩꦕ (maca), (krama) ꦩꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (mahos)

References
  1. Kertodjojo, Irma, Poewasak, Linette, Speyers, Edward, Speyers, Linda, editors (1992), Buku Tembung-Tembung Jawa Suriname (Surinaams Javaans – Nederlands Woordenboek) [Dictionary of Surinamese-Javanese] (in Javanese), page 36: “matya”
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “maca”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "ꦩꦕ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
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