ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ
Pegon
Roman bausastra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bahuśāstra (“knowing many books or sciences”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “great”) +‎ शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bausastra/

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (bausastra)

  1. dictionary.
    Synonym: ꦏꦩꦸꦱ꧀ (kamus)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: bausastra
  • → Malay: bausastera

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bausastra”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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