ꦮꦶꦏꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wiku (“holy man, sage; priest; monk, nun, ascetic, anchorite or anchoress, hermit”), from Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦮꦶꦏꦸ (wiku)

  1. (archaic) priest
  2. (archaic) monk, nun, ascetic, anchorite or anchoress, hermit

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: wiku

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wiku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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