baureksa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese baureksa (ꦧꦲꦸꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ), from Old Javanese bāhurakṣā (“armour, bracelet”), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, “arm”) + रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bau̯.rəkˈsa]
- Hyphenation: bau‧rêk‧sa
Noun
baureksa (first-person possessive baureksaku, second-person possessive baureksamu, third-person possessive baureksanya)
- (dialect, Java) guardian spirit.
Related terms
- bahu
Further reading
- “baureksa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.