Javanese

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Etymology

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Compound of ꦗꦒ (jaga, guard, watch; to guard, keep watch; provision) +‎ ꦧꦪ (baya, danger, hazard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɡɔbɔjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -jɔ
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ga‧ba‧ya

Noun

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ꦗꦒꦧꦪ (jagabaya)

  1. village policeman.
  2. (Yogyakarta, government) assistant for governance affair in ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan).

Further reading

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