kaṇṭi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, “wife”), कान्त (kānta, “beloved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: kaṇ‧ṭi

Noun

kaṇṭi

1. companion
2. ally

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: kanti

Further reading

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