cāraka

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चारक (cāraka, “spy; associate, companion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaraka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: cā‧ra‧ka

Noun

cāraka

1. spy
2. emissary
3. attendant, servant

Derived terms

• pacaraka

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka)
  • → Indonesian: caraka
• → Balinese: ᬘᬭᬓ (caraka)

Further reading

• "cāraka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.