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Etymology
Affixed N- + ꦲꦏꦸ (aku, “1st person personal pronoun”).
Noun
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko)
- vernacular-informal speech in Javanese
- (linguistics) Neutral register of the Javanese language, in contrast to the polite register (krama).
- (linguistics) Neutral terms, without polite and honorific senses, used in the Javanese neutral register.
Verb
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko)
- to use such register.
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ngoko”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN