ꦲꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese hana (“to be, exist, stay; being, existence; place of sojourn”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Pronunciation, Arekan, Surakarta–Yogyakarta, Madiun–Kediri–Blitar, Surabaya-Malang) IPA(key): /ɔnɔ/
  • (Serang) IPA(key): /anə/
  • (Banyumasan, Tenggerese) IPA(key): /ana/

Pronoun

ꦲꦤ (ana) (ngoko)

  1. there is/are; to be
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦤ (ana), (krama) ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wonten)

Alternative forms

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