is a syllable in Javanese script that represents the sound /dʒɔ/, /dʒa/. It is transliterated to Latin as "ja" or "ya", and sometimes in Indonesian orthography as "jo" or "yo". It has another form (pasangan), which is ◌꧀ꦗ, but represented by a single Unicode code point, U+A997.[1][2][3]

ja
Aksara nglegena
Aksara pasangan
Javanese script
Latin orthographyja
Phoneme[dʒ]
UnicodeA997

Pasangan

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Its pasangan form ◌꧀ꦗ, is located on the bottom side of the previous syllable. For example, ꦲꦤꦏ꧀ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ - anak jaran (little horse).

Extended form

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The letter ꦗ doesn't have a murda form.

Using cecak telu (ꦗ꦳), the syllable represents /z/.

ꦗ with a cerek () is called Nya murda.

Mahaprana

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Mahaprana letters were originally aspirated consonants used in Sanskrit and Kawi transliterations. However, there are no aspirated consonants in modern Javanese. The mahaprana form of is .

Glyphs

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Nglegena forms Pasangan forms
 ja ꦗꦃ jah ꦗꦁ jang ꦗꦂ jar ◌꧀ꦗ -ja ◌꧀ꦗꦃ -jah ◌꧀ꦗꦁ -jang ◌꧀ꦗꦂ -jar
ꦗꦺ je ꦗꦺꦃ jeh ꦗꦺꦁ jeng ꦗꦺꦂ jer ◌꧀ꦗꦺ -je ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦃ -jeh ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦁ -jeng ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦂ -jer
ꦗꦼ jê ꦗꦼꦃ jêh ꦗꦼꦁ jêng ꦗꦼꦂ jêr ◌꧀ꦗꦼ -jê ◌꧀ꦗꦼꦃ -jêh ◌꧀ꦗꦼꦁ -jêng ◌꧀ꦗꦼꦂ -jêr
ꦗꦶ ji ꦗꦶꦃ jih ꦗꦶꦁ jing ꦗꦶꦂ jir ◌꧀ꦗꦶ -ji ◌꧀ꦗꦶꦃ -jih ◌꧀ꦗꦶꦁ -jing ◌꧀ꦗꦶꦂ -jir
ꦗꦺꦴ jo ꦗꦺꦴꦃ joh ꦗꦺꦴꦁ jong ꦗꦺꦴꦂ jor ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦴ -jo ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦃ -joh ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦁ -jong ◌꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦂ -jor
ꦗꦸ ju ꦗꦸꦃ juh ꦗꦸꦁ jung ꦗꦸꦂ jur ◌꧀ꦗꦸ -ju ◌꧀ꦗꦸꦃ -juh ◌꧀ꦗꦸꦁ -jung ◌꧀ꦗꦸꦂ -jur
ꦗꦿ jra ꦗꦿꦃ jrah ꦗꦿꦁ jrang ꦗꦿꦂ jrar ◌꧀ꦗꦿ -jra ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦃ -jrah ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦁ -jrang ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦂ -jrar
ꦗꦿꦺ jre ꦗꦿꦺꦃ jreh ꦗꦿꦺꦁ jreng ꦗꦿꦺꦂ jrer ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺ -jre ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦃ -jreh ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦁ -jreng ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦂ -jrer
ꦗꦽ jrê ꦗꦽꦃ jrêh ꦗꦽꦁ jrêng ꦗꦽꦂ jrêr ◌꧀ꦗꦽ -jrê ◌꧀ꦗꦽꦃ -jrêh ◌꧀ꦗꦽꦁ -jrêng ◌꧀ꦗꦽꦂ -jrêr
ꦗꦿꦶ jri ꦗꦿꦶꦃ jrih ꦗꦿꦶꦁ jring ꦗꦿꦶꦂ jrir ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦶ -jri ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦶꦃ -jrih ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦶꦁ -jring ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦶꦂ -jrir
ꦗꦿꦺꦴ jro ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦃ jroh ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦁ jrong ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦂ jror ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦴ -jro ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦃ -jroh ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦁ -jrong ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦺꦴꦂ -jror
ꦗꦿꦸ jru ꦗꦿꦸꦃ jruh ꦗꦿꦸꦁ jrung ꦗꦿꦸꦂ jrur ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦸ -jru ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦸꦃ -jruh ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦸꦁ -jrung ◌꧀ꦗꦿꦸꦂ -jrur
ꦗꦾ jya ꦗꦾꦃ jyah ꦗꦾꦁ jyang ꦗꦾꦂ jyar ◌꧀ꦗꦾ -jya ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦃ -jyah ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦁ -jyang ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦂ -jyar
ꦗꦾꦺ jye ꦗꦾꦺꦃ jyeh ꦗꦾꦺꦁ jyeng ꦗꦾꦺꦂ jyer ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺ -jye ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦃ -jyeh ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦁ -jyeng ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦂ -jyer
ꦗꦾꦼ jyê ꦗꦾꦼꦃ jyêh ꦗꦾꦼꦁ jyêng ꦗꦾꦼꦂ jyêr ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦼ -jyê ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦼꦃ -jyêh ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦼꦁ -jyêng ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦼꦂ -jyêr
ꦗꦾꦶ jyi ꦗꦾꦶꦃ jyih ꦗꦾꦶꦁ jying ꦗꦾꦶꦂ jyir ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦶ -jyi ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦶꦃ -jyih ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦶꦁ -jying ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦶꦂ -jyir
ꦗꦾꦺꦴ jyo ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦃ jyoh ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦁ jyong ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦂ jyor ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦴ -jyo ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦃ -jyoh ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦁ -jyong ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦂ -jyor
ꦗꦾꦸ jyu ꦗꦾꦸꦃ jyuh ꦗꦾꦸꦁ jyung ꦗꦾꦸꦂ jyur ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦸ -jyu ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦸꦃ -jyuh ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦸꦁ -jyung ◌꧀ꦗꦾꦸꦂ -jyur
Other forms
Nglegena forms Pasangan forms
ꦗ꦳ za ꦗ꦳ꦃ zah ꦗ꦳ꦁ zang ꦗ꦳ꦂ zar ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ -za ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦃ -zah ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦁ -zang ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦂ -zar
ꦗ꦳ꦺ ze ꦗ꦳ꦺꦃ zeh ꦗ꦳ꦺꦁ zeng ꦗ꦳ꦺꦂ zer ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺ -ze ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦃ -zeh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦁ -zeng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦂ -zer
ꦗ꦳ꦼ zê ꦗ꦳ꦼꦃ zêh ꦗ꦳ꦼꦁ zêng ꦗ꦳ꦼꦂ zêr ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦼ -zê ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦼꦃ -zêh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦼꦁ -zêng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦼꦂ -zêr
ꦗ꦳ꦶ zi ꦗ꦳ꦶꦃ zih ꦗ꦳ꦶꦁ zing ꦗ꦳ꦶꦂ zir ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦶ -zi ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦶꦃ -zih ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦶꦁ -zing ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦶꦂ -zir
ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴ zo ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦃ zoh ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦁ zong ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦂ zor ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴ -zo ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦃ -zoh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦁ -zong ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦺꦴꦂ -zor
ꦗ꦳ꦸ zu ꦗ꦳ꦸꦃ zuh ꦗ꦳ꦸꦁ zung ꦗ꦳ꦸꦂ zur ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦸ -zu ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦸꦃ -zuh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦸꦁ -zung ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦸꦂ -zur
ꦗ꦳ꦿ zra ꦗ꦳ꦿꦃ zrah ꦗ꦳ꦿꦁ zrang ꦗ꦳ꦿꦂ zrar ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿ -zra ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦃ -zrah ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦁ -zrang ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦂ -zrar
ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺ zre ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦃ zreh ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦁ zreng ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦂ zrer ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺ -zre ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦃ -zreh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦁ -zreng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦂ -zrer
ꦗ꦳ꦽ zrê ꦗ꦳ꦽꦃ zrêh ꦗ꦳ꦽꦁ zrêng ꦗ꦳ꦽꦂ zrêr ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦽ -zrê ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦽꦃ -zrêh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦽꦁ -zrêng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦽꦂ -zrêr
ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶ zri ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦃ zrih ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦁ zring ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦂ zrir ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶ -zri ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦃ -zrih ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦁ -zring ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦶꦂ -zrir
ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴ zro ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦃ zroh ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦁ zrong ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦂ zror ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴ -zro ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦃ -zroh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦁ -zrong ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦺꦴꦂ -zror
ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸ zru ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦃ zruh ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦁ zrung ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦂ zrur ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸ -zru ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦃ -zruh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦁ -zrung ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦿꦸꦂ -zrur
ꦗ꦳ꦾ zya ꦗ꦳ꦾꦃ zyah ꦗ꦳ꦾꦁ zyang ꦗ꦳ꦾꦂ zyar ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾ -zya ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦃ -zyah ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦁ -zyang ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦂ -zyar
ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺ zye ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦃ zyeh ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦁ zyeng ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦂ zyer ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺ -zye ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦃ -zyeh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦁ -zyeng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦂ -zyer
ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼ zyê ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦃ zyêh ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦁ zyêng ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦂ zyêr ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼ -zyê ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦃ -zyêh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦁ -zyêng ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦼꦂ -zyêr
ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶ zyi ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦃ zyih ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦁ zying ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦂ zyir ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶ -zyi ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦃ -zyih ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦁ -zying ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦶꦂ -zyir
ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴ zyo ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦃ zyoh ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦁ zyong ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦂ zyor ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴ -zyo ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦃ -zyoh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦁ -zyong ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦺꦴꦂ -zyor
ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸ zyu ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦃ zyuh ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦁ zyung ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦂ zyur ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸ -zyu ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦃ -zyuh ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦁ -zyung ◌꧀ꦗ꦳ꦾꦸꦂ -zyur

Unicode block

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Javanese script was added to the Unicode Standard in October, 2009 with the release of version 5.2.

Javanese[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+A98x
U+A99x
U+A9Ax
U+A9Bx ꦿ
U+A9Cx
U+A9Dx
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

See also

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  • Ja (Indic), a general overview encompassing other Indic scripts

References

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  1. ^ Campbell, George L. Compendium of the World's Languages. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge, 2000.
  2. ^ Soemarmo, Marmo. "Javanese Script." Ohio Working Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching 14.Winter (1995): 69-103.
  3. ^ Daniels, Peter T and William Bright. The World's Writing Systems. Ed. Peter T Daniels and William Bright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.