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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ (jaksa)

  1. prosecutor
  2. auditor

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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