ꦧꦏꦸ

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Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Most likely from Malay [Term?]. Cognate of Malay beraku.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.ku/
  • Rhymes: -ku
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ku

Noun[edit]

ꦧꦏꦸ (baku)

  1. main, essential, basic.
  2. rice-field given to a village head instead of salary.

Descendants[edit]

  • → Indonesian: baku (“main, essential, basic; standard”)
    • → Malay: baku (“standard”)

Further reading[edit]

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