ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dyakṣa, dhyakṣa, adhyakṣa (“inspector, superintendent, supervisor, guardian; highest judicial official”), from Sanskrit अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa, “inspector, chairperson”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒak.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: jak‧sa

Noun

ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ (jaksa)

  1. prosecutor
  2. auditor

Alternative forms
  • ꦲꦝꦾꦏ꧀ꦱ (adhyaksa)

Derived terms
  • ꦥꦗꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ꧀ (pajaksan)

Descendants
  • → Min Nan: 若卅
  • → Indonesian: jaksa
  • → Malay: jaksa

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