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ꦧꦺꦪ

Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese beya, from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ꦧꦺꦪ (béya)

  1. charge, cost.
  2. customs, duty, tax, toll, excise

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Malay: bea
    • Indonesian: bea
    • → Min Nan: 傌仔／骂仔 (bé-á)[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Further reading edit

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