ꦏꦿꦩ
Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese krama (“course, order; state, condition; conduct, behaviour; custom”), from Sanskrit क्रम (krama, “manner”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama)
- behaviour
- politeness
- character
- a register emphasizing politeness
- (linguistics) Polite register of the Javanese language.
- (linguistics) Polite terms used in the Javanese polite register.
- to marry
- spouse
Alternative forms edit
Compounds edit
- ꦏꦿꦩꦢꦺꦱ (krama dèsa, “variety of krama spoken in rural area”)
- ꦏꦿꦩꦩꦢꦾ (krama madya, “middle-level variety of krama”)
- ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦭ꧀ (krama inggil, “top-level variety of krama”)
- ꦏꦿꦩꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (krama ngoko, “lowest-level variety of krama”)
- ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “krama”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN