ꦏꦼꦂꦱ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa)
• ꦏꦂꦰ (karsa)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”). Doublet of ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kər.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -sɔ
• Hyphenation: ker‧sa

Verb

ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa)

1. to want; to intend

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦉꦥ꧀ (arep)

2. will

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦧꦏꦭ꧀ (bakal)

3. to be willing to; would like to

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦼꦊꦩ꧀ (gelem)

Noun

ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa)

1. wish

Derived terms

• ꦏꦶꦤꦼꦂꦱꦏꦏꦺ (kinersakaké)
• ꦔꦼꦂꦱꦏꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (ngersakaken)
• ꦢꦶꦏꦼꦂꦱꦏꦏꦺ (dikersakaké)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kersa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN