ꦢꦺꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese deśa (“region, place, part; province, country; country, countryside, rural area”), from Sanskrit देश (deśa, “point, region, spot, place, part, portion; province, country, kingdom”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: dé‧sa

Noun

ꦢꦺꦱ (désa)

  1. (ngoko) village
    Synonym: (krama) ꦝꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀ (dhusun)

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