ꦧꦼꦝꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ɖa.ja/
• Rhymes: -ja
• Hyphenation: be‧dha‧ya

Noun

ꦧꦼꦝꦪ (bedhaya)

1. (dance) bedhaya: a sacred ritual Javanese dance, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta; a performer of this dance.

Alternative forms

• ꦧꦝꦪ (badhaya)

Descendants

• → English: bedhaya, bedaya, bedoyo
• → Indonesian: bedaya

Further reading

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