ꦏꦼꦂꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kerja (“work; job, occupation; to work”), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Doublet of ꦏꦂꦪ (karya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kər.jɔ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ
• Hyphenation: ker‧ja

Noun

ꦏꦼꦂꦗ (kerja)

1. work
2. job, occupation

Verb

ꦏꦼꦂꦗ (kerja)

1. to have a job, to be employed.

Derived terms

• ꦔꦼꦂꦗꦏꦏꦺ (ngerjakaké)

 

Further reading

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