Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa, ornament).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bu.sa.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: bu‧sa‧na

Noun edit

bhūṣaṇa

  1. embellishment
  2. adornment
  3. ornament, decoration
  4. festive attire

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦱꦤ (busana, cloth)
  • Balinese: ᬪᬹᬱᬡ (busana, raiment; cloth; ornament)

Further reading edit

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