ꦲꦸꦥꦪ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese upāya (“means, way, stratagem, craft”), from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Noun

ꦲꦸꦥꦪ (upaya) (ngoko)

  1. trick
  2. scheme
  3. search

Synonyms
  • ꦲꦸꦥꦢꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (upados) (krama)

Derived terms
  • ꦔꦸꦥꦪ (ngupaya)
  • ꦔꦸꦥꦪꦏꦏꦺ (ngupayakaké)

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