ꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rakṣa (“guarding, protecting; protection”), from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā, “guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rək.sɔ/
• Hyphenation: rêk‧sa

Noun

ꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ (reksa)

1. to guard, to watch over

Alternative forms

• ꦫꦏ꧀ꦱ (raksa) (archaic)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: reksa (“police; guard”)

Further reading

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