cacah jiwa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cacah +‎ jiwa, from Javanese cacah jiwa (ꦕꦕꦃꦗꦶꦮ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃah ˈd͡ʒiwa]

Noun

cacah jiwa (first-person possessive cacah jiwaku, second-person possessive cacah jiwamu, third-person possessive cacah jiwanya)

1. population census.

   Synonyms: sensus, banci

Derived terms

• bercacah jiwa
• mencacah jiwa
• pencacah jiwa
• pencacahjiwaan

 

Further reading

• “cacah jiwa” 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

Alternative forms

• ꦕꦕꦃꦗꦶꦮ

Noun

cacah jiwa

1. population

Descendants

• → Indonesian: cacah jiwa