Jakarta

Type Settlement
Usage Indonesian, Malay, Javanese, Acehnese, Balinese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Arabic, Hindi
Scripts جاكرتا(Arabic) जकार्ता(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒa.ˈkar.ta/(Indonesian) /d͡ʒə.ˈkɑɹ.tə/(American English) /d͡ʒə.ˈkɑː.tə/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit जयकर्ता (Jayakartā) meaning "victory accomplished", from जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and कृत (kṛta) 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

Rootsjaya + kṛta
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)
Entry updated October 6, 2024