Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese jaya (conquest; victory, triumph; victorious), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, victory).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ.jɔ/
  • Rhymes: -jɔ
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ya

Noun

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ꦗꦪ (jaya)

  1. (krama/ngoko, classical) victory

Synonyms

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Further reading

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