ꦏꦂꦱ
Javanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”). Doublet of ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kar.sɔ/
- Rhymes: -sɔ
- Hyphenation: kar‧sa
Verb
ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa)
- (krama inggil) to want; to intend
- (krama inggil) will
- (krama inggil) to be willing to; would like to
Noun
ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa)
- (krama inggil) intention
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦏꦉꦥ꧀ (karep)
- (krama inggil) celebration
Descendants
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “karsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN