aksara

Malay

noun
Definitions
  • letter (of the alphabet)
  • alphabet
  • (computing) character

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षर (letter, alphabet, syllable, etc, character, letters, word, script, syllables, speech, sound).

Origin

Sanskrit

अक्षर

Gloss

letter, alphabet, syllable, etc, character, letters, word, script, syllables, speech, sound

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辞

Emoji
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