ꦫꦩ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦫꦩ
Pegon
Roman	rama

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rāma (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔ.mɔ/
• Rhymes: -mɔ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ma

Noun

ꦫꦩ (rama)

1. title conferred on an adult male
2. (honorific) father

   Synonym: (ngoko-krama) ꦧꦥꦏ꧀ (bapak)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “rama”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• "ꦫꦩ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939