ꦮꦕ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese waca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔt͡ʃɔ/
• Hyphenation: wa‧ca

Verb

ꦮꦕ (waca) (ngoko)

1. to read
2. to recite, to chant

Synonyms

• ꦮꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (wahos) (krama)

Derived terms

• ꦥꦩꦕ (pamaca)
• ꦩꦕ (maca)
• ꦩꦕꦏꦏꦺ (macakaké)
• ꦩꦕꦤ꧀ (macan)
• ꦩꦕꦩꦕ (macamaca)
• ꦩꦺꦴꦕꦩꦕ (mocamaca)

 

Further reading

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