ꦱ꧀ꦮꦂꦒ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese swarga, from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (swarga, “heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swar.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: swar‧ga

Noun

ꦱ꧀ꦮꦂꦒ (swarga) (ngoko)

1. (ngoko) heaven

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦱ꧀ꦮꦂꦒ (swarga), (krama) ꦱ꧀ꦮꦂꦒꦶ (swargi), ꦭꦔꦶꦠ꧀ (langit)

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦱ꧀ꦮꦂꦒ
• Roman: suwarga, suwargo (nonstandard), swargo (nonstandard)

References

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

• "swarga" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
• “swarga” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.