karsa

See also: kärsä

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa, “intention”), from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karsa/
• Hyphenation: kar‧sa

Noun

karsa

1. initiative, will

   Synonyms: niat, kehendak

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

karsa

1. Romanization of ꦏꦂꦱ