ꦗꦒꦧꦪ
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Javanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of ꦗꦒ (jaga, “guard, watch; to guard, keep watch; provision”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “danger, hazard”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ꦗꦒꦧꦪ (jagabaya)
- village policeman.
- (Yogyakarta, government) assistant for governance affair in ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan).
Further reading[edit]
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “jagabaya”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN