ꦱ꧀ꦮꦶꦏꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese swīkāra (“insistent(ly), urgent(ly), tenaciously”), from Sanskrit स्वीकार (svīkāra, “claim, claiming”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swi.kɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: swi‧ka‧ra

Adjective

ꦱ꧀ꦮꦶꦏꦫ (swikara)

  1. (archaic) forceful, insistent

Further reading

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