ꦧꦱ

Javanese
Other scripts
Carakan ꦧꦱ
Roman basa

Etymology

From Old Javanese ꦨꦴꦰ (bhāṣa, “speech”), from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Noun

ꦧꦱ (krama ngoko ꦧꦱ)

  1. speech
  2. language
  3. polite register (in speech)

References
  • "ꦧꦱ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
  • “[ basa]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
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