ꦲꦂꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese harṣa (“front”, literally “desire”), from Sanskrit हर्ष (harṣa, “joy, pleasure, happiness; bristling; erection; ardent desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -sɔ
• Hyphenation: ar‧sa

Verb

ꦲꦂꦱ (arsa)

1. will
2. to hope

Derived terms

• ꦔꦂꦱ (ngarsa)
• ꦔꦂꦱꦲꦂꦱ (ngarsa-arsa)
• ꦥꦔꦂꦱ (pangarsa)
• ꦥꦔꦂꦱꦲꦂꦱ (pangarsa-arsa)
• ꦩꦔꦂꦱ (mangarsa)
• ꦩꦔꦂꦱꦤꦶ (mangarsani)
• ꦩꦔꦂꦱꦲꦂꦱ (mangarsa-arsa)

 

Further reading

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