Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese nāyaka (chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, guide, leader, chief, lord, principal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /na.jɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -kɔ
  • Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

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ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka)

  1. leader
  2. adviser
  3. minister

Descendants

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  • Malay: nayaka (minister)
    Indonesian: nayaka (minister)

Further reading

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