ꦗꦒꦧꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦗꦒ (jaga, “guard, watch; to guard, keep watch; provision”) +‎ ꦧꦪ (baya, “danger, hazard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɡɔbɔjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -jɔ
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ga‧ba‧ya

Noun

ꦗꦒꦧꦪ (jagabaya)

  1. village policeman.
  2. (Yogyakarta, government) assistant for governance affair in ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan).

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “jagabaya”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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