ꦲꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese aja (“do not”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard, Central, Eastern) IPA^(key): /o.dʒo/
• (Standard, Central, Eastern) Rhymes: -jo
• Hyphenation: a‧ja

Adverb

ꦲꦗ (aja)

1. don't (do not); marks the negative imperative

Interjection

ꦲꦗ (aja)

1. stop!

Derived terms

• ꦲꦗꦲꦗ (aja-aja)

• ꦲꦗꦢꦸꦥꦺꦃ (aja dupèh)
• ꦲꦗꦢꦸꦩꦺꦃ (aja dumèh)
• ꦲꦗꦥꦶꦱꦤ꧀ꦥꦶꦱꦤ꧀ (aja pisan-pisan)
• ꦲꦗꦩꦤꦺꦃ (aja manèh)

Further reading

• “aja”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.