ꦧꦺꦴꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese woya, wwaya (“to be (there, present)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.ja/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ya

Particle

ꦧꦺꦴꦪ (boya)

  1. (kadhaton) no
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦺꦴꦫ (ora)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “boya”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • Joseph Errington (1982-10) “Speech in the Royal Presence: Javanese Palace Language”, in Indonesia‎[1], volume 34, →DOI, page 89
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