sĕrat

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *caat (“to comb”) (compare to Khmer សិត (sət, “to comb”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sə.rat/
  • Rhymes: -rat
  • Hyphenation: sĕ‧rat

Root

sĕrat

  1. comb

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • sinĕrat
  • sĕrut

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦱꦼꦫꦠ꧀ (serat)
    • → Indonesian: serat

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