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)

  1. work
  2. job, occupation

Verb

ꦏꦼꦂꦗ (kerja)

  1. 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