Yogyakarta

English

Proper noun

Yogyakarta

1. A City in Central Java
2. A province of Indonesia
3. A sultanate in Java

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (ngayogyakarta), from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya”, literally “unconquerable citadel”) +‎ कृत (kṛta, “done, accomplished”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joɡjakarta/
• Hyphenation: Yog‧ya‧kar‧ta

Proper noun

Yogyakarta

1. Yogyakarta, a city in Special Region of Yogyakarta
2. Special Region of Yogyakarta, a province of Indonesia
3. A sultanate in Java

Alternative forms

• Jogjakarta, Jogja

Further reading

• “Yogyakarta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.