ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dakṣiṇa (“right (not left); south, southern; present to the officiating priest”), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ (daksina)

1. (literary) the south
2. (literary) present to the officiating priest

Adjective

ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ (daksina)

1. (literary) southern

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Ngoko Basic register
lor kulon lor lor wétan kulon wétan kidul kulon kidul kidul wétan
Krama Polite register
lèr kilèn lèr lèr wétan kilèn wétan kidul kilèn kidul kidul wétan
Kawi Literary terms
nurwitri utara narasunya pascima purwa kanéya duksina byabya

Further reading

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