ꦧꦏ

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Javanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -kɔ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Malay baka, baqa, from Classical Malay باک (baka), بقاٴ (baqa), from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ, remaining, lasting, enduring).

Adjective[edit]

ꦧꦏ (baka)

  1. eternal, perpetual, lasting

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese baka (heron), from Sanskrit बक (baka, heron).

Noun[edit]

ꦧꦏ (baka)

  1. (archaic) heron

Further reading[edit]

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