ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese pustaka (“book; manuscript”), from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pus.tɔ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: pus‧ta‧ka

Noun

ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (pustaka) (archaic)

1. (archaic) book

   Synonyms: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ (buku), ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala), ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (pustaka)

2. (archaic) letter

   Synonyms: ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala), ꦭꦪꦁ (layang), ꦱꦸꦫꦠ꧀ (surat)

Further reading

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