Type Settlement
Scripts جاكرتا(Arabic) जकार्ता(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. ja-KAR-ta(Indonesian) jə-KAHR-tə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit जयकर्ता (Jayakarta) meaning "victory accomplished", from जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and कृत (krta) meaning "done, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of Indonesia. It was known as Batavia during the colonial (Dutch) era.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesDzhakarta(Belarusian) Dzhakarta(Bulgarian) Giacarta(Italian) Jakaruta(Japanese) Dzhakarta(Kazakh) Džakarta(Latvian) Džakarta(Lithuanian) Džakarta(Macedonian) Dżakarta(Polish) Jacarta(Portuguese) Dzhakarta(Russian) Džakarta(Serbian) Džakarta(Slovene) Yakarta(Spanish) Dzhakarta(Ukrainian)
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Entry added June 9, 2023