ꦏꦫꦺꦴ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦫꦺꦴ (ro, “two”) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-), inherited from Old Javanese karwa (“the two, both; a second, with”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ro
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ro

Conjunction

ꦏꦫꦺꦴ (karo)

  1. both
  2. (madya) and, with
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦫꦺꦴ (karo), (madya) ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)

Further reading

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