ꦏꦂꦱ
Javanese
Alternative forms
- ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa)
- ꦏꦂꦰ (karsa)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”). Doublet of ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kar.sɔ/
- Rhymes: -sɔ
- Hyphenation: kar‧sa
Verb
ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa)
- (krama inggil) to want; to intend
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦉꦥ꧀ (arep)
- (krama inggil) will
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦧꦏꦭ꧀ (bakal)
- (krama inggil) to be willing to; would like to
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦼꦊꦩ꧀ (gelem)
Noun
ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa)
- (krama inggil) intention
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦏꦉꦥ꧀ (karep)
- (krama inggil) celebration
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦮꦺ (gawé)
Descendants
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “karsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN