Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Malay purba, from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, initial, first). Doublet of ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊrbɔː]
  • Hyphenation: pur‧bå

Adjective edit

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (purba)

  1. ancient, former.

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (Purba)

  1. a male given name

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “purba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN