ꦗꦏ

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Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese jaka.

Noun[edit]

ꦗꦏ (jaka)

  1. young unmarried man (around 16 years old)
  2. young adult male

Alternative forms[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

  • jaki (polite, dialectal)

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

ꦗꦏ (Jaka)

  1. a male given name

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: Joko

Further reading[edit]

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