aksara

Baduy

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara)

Noun

aksara (Sundanese script ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ)

1. character, script
2. letter (of a writing system)

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese akṣara, from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, “syllable, letter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.sa.rə/

Noun

aksara (Balinese script ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭ)

1. letter (of a writing system)
2. alphabet
3. character

Further reading

• “aksara”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay aksara, from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, “syllable, letter”). Doublet of akson.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /akˈsara/ [ak̚ˈsa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ak‧sa‧ra

Noun

aksara (plural aksara-aksara)

1. character, script

   aksara Tionghoa ― Chinese characters

   aksara Sunda ― Sundanese script

2. (of a writing system) synonym of huruf (“letter”)

Derived terms

• beraksara (“having a script”)
• keaksaraan
• keberaksaraan
• keniraksaraan (“scriptlessness”)
• niraksara (“scriptless”)
• niraksarawan (“illiterate person”)

Further reading

• “aksara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

aksara

1. romanization of ꦲꦏ꧀ꦱꦫ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, “alphabet”).

Noun

aksara (Jawi spelling اکسارا, plural aksara-aksara or aksara²)

1. character, script

   aksara Kawi

   Kawi script

2. (computing, typography) character
3. synonym of huruf (“letter”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: aksara

Further reading

• "aksara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara)

Noun

aksara (Sundanese script ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ)

1. character, script
2. letter (of a writing system)