swāgata

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वागत (svāgata, “welcome”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /swa.ɡa.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Hyphenation: swa‧ga‧ta

Noun

swāgata

  1. welcome, welcoming
  2. (music) name of a metre

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • manwāgata
  • maswāgata
  • sinwāgatan
  • sumwāgata
  • swāgata swāgati
  • swāgatamana

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦱꦸꦒꦠ (sugata, “refreshment; formal welcome”)
  • → Balinese: ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬕᬢ (swagata)

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