baureksa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ (bahureksa), from Old Javanese bāhurakṣā (“armour, bracelet”), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, “arm”) +‎ रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bau̯.rəkˈsa]
• Hyphenation: bau‧rêk‧sa

Noun

baureksa (first-person possessive baureksaku, second-person possessive baureksamu, third-person possessive baureksanya)

1. (dialect, Java) guardian spirit.

Related terms

• bahu

 

Further reading

• “baureksa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.