jyeṣṭha

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Noun

jyeṣṭha

  1. chief,
  2. first,
  3. best

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦢꦺꦱ꧀ꦠ (désta) (inherited)

Noun

jyeṣṭha

  1. Alternative spelling of jyaiṣṭha (“a month of the lunar calendar”)

Descendants

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