dānta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान्त (dānta, “tamed, docile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dan.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophones: danta, ḍanta
  • Hyphenation: dān‧ta

Adjective

dānta

  1. tamed
  2. restrained
  3. subdued
  4. mild
  5. patient

Derived terms
  • durdānta
  • sudānta

Descendants
  • → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ (danta)

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