ꦫꦠ

Javanese

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese ratā (“level place”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Central, Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.tɔ/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈra.taʔ/
• (Central, Eastern) Rhymes: -tɔ, -ɔ
• (Western) Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Adjective

ꦫꦠ (rata)

1. flat

Adverb

ꦫꦠ (rata)

1. (distribution) evenly
2. everywhere

Synonyms

• (evenly): ꦮ꧀ꦫꦠ (wrata)
• (everywhere): ꦩ꧀ꦫꦠꦃ (mratah)

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese ratha (“chariot”), borrowed from Sanskrit रथ (rátha, “chariot”).

Pronunciation

• (Central, Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.tɔʔ/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈra.taʔ/
• (Central, Eastern) Rhymes: -tɔ, -ɔ
• (Western) Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Noun

ꦫꦠ (rata)

1. (literary) carriage

Synonyms

• ꦏꦿꦺꦠ (kréta), ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ (kroto)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “rata”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN