ꦲꦒꦼꦁ

Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan	ꦲꦒꦼꦁ
Roman	ageng

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦲꦒꦼꦁ, ꦒꦼꦁ (geng)
• Roman: ageng, agêng, agěng

Etymology

Affixed ꦒꦼꦁ (geng) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese agöṅ (“great, big, large, strong”).

Adjective

ꦲꦒꦼꦁ (ageng) (krama)

1. (polite) big
2. (polite) large
3. (polite) great

Synonyms

• ꦒꦼꦝꦺ (gedhé) (ngoko)

Derived terms

• penghageng
• ꦏꦒꦼꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (kagengen)
• ꦔꦒꦼꦔꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (ngagengaken)

 

References

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

• "ꦲꦒꦼꦁ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939