ꦏꦼꦂꦗ
Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kerja (“work; job, occupation; to work”), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Doublet of ꦏꦂꦪ (karya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kər.jɔ/
- Rhymes: -jɔ
- Hyphenation: ker‧ja
Noun
ꦏꦼꦂꦗ (kerja)
Verb
ꦏꦼꦂꦗ (kerja)
- to have a job, to be employed.
Derived terms
- ꦔꦼꦂꦗꦏꦏꦺ (ngerjakaké)
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kerja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN