Submitted Name
Type Settlement
Usage Indonesian, Acehnese, Balinese, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Mongolian, Persian, Romanian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Scripts جاكرتا(Malay Jawi, Arabic) Ջակարտա(Armenian) জাকার্তা(Bengali) ჯაკარტა(Georgian) जकार्ता(Hindi) Жакарта(Mongolian Cyrillic, Uzbek Cyrillic) جاکارتا(Persian) ජකාර්තා(Sinhala) Ҷакарта(Tajik) جکارتہ, جکارتا(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. ja-KAR-ta(Indonesian) jah-KAHR-tah(Armenian) JA-kar-ta(Czech) jə-KAHR-tə(English) ZHA-KAR-TA(French) JAH-KAHR-TAH(Georgian) jə-KAHR-tah(German) [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsDjakarta, Jakartah (Arabic)
Meaning & History
From Sanskrit जयकर्त (jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय (jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" combined with कृत (kṛtá) meaning "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of Indonesia.