bhāṣa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Homophones: basa, baśa
  • Hyphenation: bhā‧ṣa

Noun

bhāṣa

  1. speech
  2. language
  3. poem

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦱ (basa) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬵᬱ (basa)

Further reading
  • "bhāṣa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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