ꦩꦸꦂꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mūrkha (“infatuated, presumptuous, with unbridled passions, violent, wild, malicious, evil”), from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha, “stupid, foolish, blockhead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊr.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: mur‧ka

Adjective

ꦩꦸꦂꦏ (murka)

1. selfish
2. greedy
3. stupid, foolish
4. furious

Derived terms

• ꦏꦩꦸꦂꦏꦤ꧀ (kamurkan)

 

Further reading

• “murka” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “murka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN