ꦱꦏ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -kɔ
• Hyphenation: sa‧ka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese saka (“from, than”), compare Proto-Philippine *saká (“and, also”).

Preposition

ꦱꦏ (saka) (ngoko)

1. from
2. than
3. due to

Determiner

ꦱꦏ (saka) (ngoko)

1. each

Alternative forms

• ꦱꦼꦏ (seka) (colloquial)
• ꦱꦁꦏ (sangka)

Synonyms

• ꦱꦏꦶꦁ (saking) (krama)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese saka (“post”), from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “a door-post”, literally “branch”).

Noun

ꦱꦏ (saka)

1. post (pillar)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese śāka, śaka (“Shaka year”), from Sanskrit शक (śaka).

Noun

ꦱꦏ (saka)

1. Shaka year

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Javanese sakhā (“friend”), from Sanskrit सख (sakha, “friend”).

Noun

ꦱꦏ (saka)

1. friend
2. partner
3. branch

Further reading

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