Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦺꦴꦪ
Pegon
Roman toya
toja (dated)
toyo (nonstandard)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese toya (water), from Sanskrit तोय (toya, water). Cognate to Balinese ᬢᭀᬬ (toya, water).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tojɔ/ (Surakarta–Yogyakarta)

Noun

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ꦠꦺꦴꦪ (toya)

  1. (krama) water
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦧꦚꦸ (banyu), (literary) ꦮꦫꦶꦃ (warih)

References

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “toya”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "toya" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Old Javanese

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Noun

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ꦠꦺꦴꦪ (toya)

  1. Alternative spelling of toya