ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ
Roman	kanca (Java), kântyâ (Suriname), kantja

Etymology

From Old Javanese kañca (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Mataram, Arekan) [kɔɲtʃɔ]
• IPA^(key): (Banyumasan, Tenggerese) [kaɲtʃa]

Noun

ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ (kanca, kântyâ, kantja, kåncå)

1. friend

Alternative forms

• kanca (Indonesia)
• kântyâ (Suriname)
• kantja (Dutch)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦚ꧀ꦕ (konca) (bagongan)

Synonyms

• ꦫꦺꦚ꧀ꦕꦁ (réncang)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kanca
• → Malay: konco

References

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