ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dyakṣa, dhyakṣa, adhyakṣa (“inspector, superintendent, supervisor, guardian; highest judicial official”), from Sanskrit अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa, “inspector, chairperson”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒak.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -sɔ
• Hyphenation: jak‧sa

Noun

ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ (jaksa)

1. prosecutor
2. auditor

Alternative forms

• ꦲꦝꦾꦏ꧀ꦱ (adhyaksa)

Derived terms

• ꦥꦗꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ꧀ (pajaksan)

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 若卅
• → Indonesian: jaksa
• → Malay: jaksa

Further reading

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