Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese mūrkha (infatuated, presumptuous, with unbridled passions, violent, wild, malicious, evil), from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha, stupid, foolish, blockhead).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mʊr.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -kɔ
  • Hyphenation: mur‧ka

Adjective

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ꦩꦸꦂꦏ (murka)

  1. selfish
  2. greedy
  3. stupid, foolish
  4. furious

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • murka” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “murka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN