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 (2015) “kerja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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