caraka

Balinese

Romanization

caraka

1. Romanization of ᬘᬭᬓ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka, “envoy”), from Old Javanese cāraka (“spy, emissary; servant, attendant”), from Sanskrit चरक (caraka, “wanderer”), चर् (car, “to move, to practise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈraka]
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ka

Noun

caraka (first-person possessive carakaku, second-person possessive carakamu, third-person possessive carakanya)

1. envoy

   Synonyms: duta, utusan, wakil

2. Javanese script
3. general functional position in charge of recording and sending letters or documents sent to other agencies and administering proof of delivery.

Further reading

• “caraka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

caraka

1. Romanization of ꦕꦫꦏ