Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦫꦩ
Pegon
Roman rama

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese rāma (father).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɔ.mɔ/
  • Rhymes: -mɔ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ma

Noun

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ꦫꦩ (rama)

  1. title conferred on an adult male
  2. (honorific) father
    Synonym: (ngoko-krama) ꦧꦥꦏ꧀ (bapak)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)

References

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “rama”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "ꦫꦩ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939