ꦏꦕ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦏꦕ
Pegon
Roman kaca

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.t͡ʃɔ/
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃɔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese kaca (“glass”), borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca, “glass”).

Noun

ꦏꦕ (kaca)

  1. glass
  2. mirror

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably affixed ꦮꦕ (waca, “to read; to recite, to chant”) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-). Doublet of ꦏꦮꦕ (kawaca).

Noun

ꦏꦕ (kaca)

  1. page
  2. example
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: kaca (“page”) (semantic loan)

References

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