aksara
Balinese
Romanization
aksara
- Romanization of ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭ.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay aksara, from Classical Malay اكسارا (aksara), from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, “syllable, letter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.sa.ra/
Noun
aksara (first-person possessive aksaraku, second-person possessive aksaramu, third-person possessive aksaranya)
- letter (of the alphabet)
- alphabet
- character
- aksara Tionghoa ― Chinese characters
Synonyms
- (letter): huruf
- (alphabet): abjad
Further reading
- “aksara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
aksara
- Romanization of ꦲꦏ꧀ꦱꦫ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara, “alphabet”).
Noun
aksara (Jawi spelling اکسارا, plural aksara-aksara, informal 1st possessive aksaraku, 2nd possessive aksaramu, 3rd possessive aksaranya)
- letter (of the alphabet)
- alphabet
- aksara Kawi
- Kawi script
- (computing, typography) character
Synonyms
- (letter): huruf
- (alphabet): abjad
Descendants
- Indonesian: aksara
Further reading
- “aksara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Romanization
aksara
- Romanization of ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ