ꦲꦒꦼꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦒꦼꦁ
Roman	ageng

Alternative forms

Carakan: ꦲꦒꦼꦁ, ꦒꦼꦁ (geng)
Roman: ageng, agêng, agěng

Etymology

Affixed ꦒꦼꦁ (geng) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese agöṅ (“great, big, large, strong”).

Adjective

ꦲꦒꦼꦁ (ageng) (krama)

(polite) big
(polite) large
(polite) great

Synonyms

ꦒꦼꦝꦺ (gedhé) (ngoko)

Derived terms

penghageng
ꦏꦒꦼꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (kagengen)
ꦔꦒꦼꦔꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (ngagengaken)

References

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

"ꦲꦒꦼꦁ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

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