ꦲꦶꦏꦪꦠ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hikayat, from Classical Persian حکایت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, “story”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(h)i.ka.jat/
• Rhymes: -jat
• Hyphenation: hi‧ka‧yat

Noun

ꦲꦶꦏꦪꦠ꧀ (hikayat, ikayat)

1. (literature) old Malay literary works in prose form

Further reading

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