ꦮꦕ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese waca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɔt͡ʃɔ/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧ca

Verb

ꦮꦕ (waca) (ngoko)

  1. (ngoko) to read
  2. (ngoko) to recite, to chant

Synonyms

  • ꦮꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (wahos) (krama)

Derived terms

  • ꦥꦩꦕ (pamaca)
  • ꦩꦕ (maca)
  • ꦩꦕꦏꦏꦺ (macakaké)
  • ꦩꦕꦤ꧀ (macan)
  • ꦩꦕꦩꦕ (macamaca)
  • ꦩꦺꦴꦕꦩꦕ (mocamaca)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “waca”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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