ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an), inherited from Old Javanese lakwan (“going, where or how one goes, walking or travelling distance”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lakɔn/

Noun

ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (lakon)

  1. (drama) plot, scenario
  2. (drama) leading player.
  3. destiny, fate.

Descendants
  • → Malay: lakon
  • → Indonesian: lakon
  • → Thai: ละคร (lá-kɔɔn)

Further reading
  • “[ lakon]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
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