wijaya

Balinese

Romanization

wijaya

1. Romanization of ᬯᬶᬚᬬ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya). Doublet of bisai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wiˈd͡ʒaja]
• Hyphenation: wi‧ja‧ya

Noun

wijaya (first-person possessive wijayaku, second-person possessive wijayamu, third-person possessive wijayanya)

1. (archaic) victory.

Verb

wijaya

1. (archaic) victory.

Related terms

• jaya

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

wijaya

1. Romanization of ꦮꦶꦗꦪ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.d͡ʒa.ja/
• Rhymes: -ja
• Hyphenation: wi‧ja‧ya

Noun

wijaya

1. victory, triumph

Adjective

wijaya

1. victorious

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (wijaya)
  • → Indonesian: Widjaja, Widjojo, Wijaya, Wijoyo
• → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬚᬬ (wijaya)

Further reading

• "wijaya" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.