Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese jaka.

Noun edit

ꦗꦏ (jaka)

  1. young unmarried man (around 16 years old)
  2. young adult male

Alternative forms edit

Synonyms edit

  • jaki (polite, dialectal)

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ꦗꦏ (Jaka)

  1. a male given name

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: Joko

Further reading edit

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