Submitted Name
Type Settlement
Usage Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Balinese, Javanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Malay, English
Scripts ꦗꦏꦂꦠ(Javanese) ᮏᮊᮁᮒ(Sundanese) جاكرتا(Malay Jawi)
[Meaning & History
From Sanskrit जयकर्त (jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and कृत (krta) meaning "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of Indonesia.