ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wasta, wastha (“title, name”), wasthā, awasthā (“state, condition; circumstance, fate; course”), from Sanskrit अवस्था (avasthā, “condition, state”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wastɔ/
  • Rhymes: -tɔ
  • Hyphenation: was‧ta

Noun

ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠ (wasta)

  1. (krama) name
    Synonyms: ꦲꦫꦤ꧀ (aran), ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁ (jeneng), ꦲꦱ꧀ꦩ (asma)

Derived terms
  • ꦩꦱ꧀ꦠꦤꦶ (mastani)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “wasta”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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