ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ
Pegon
Roman kanca (Java),
kântyâ (Suriname),
kantja

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kañca (“friend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Mataram, Arekan) [kɔɲtʃɔ]
  • IPA(key): (Banyumasan, Tenggerese) [kaɲtʃa]

Noun

ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕ (kanca, kântyâ, kantja, kåncå)

  1. friend

Alternative forms

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: kantya
  • → Indonesian: kanca
  • → Malay: konco

References

  • "kantja" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
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