aksara

Balinese

Romanization

aksara

1. 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)

1. letter (of the alphabet)
2. alphabet
3. character

   aksara Tionghoa ― Chinese characters

Synonyms

• (letter): huruf
• (alphabet): abjad

Derived terms

• beraksara
• keaksaraan
• keberaksaraan
• keniraksaraan
• niraksara
• niraksarawan

 

Further reading

• “aksara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

aksara

1. 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)

1. letter (of the alphabet)
2. alphabet

   aksara Kawi

   Kawi script

3. (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

1. Romanization of ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ