taṇḍa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Tamil தண்டம் (taṇṭam, “flag”, literally “stick, staff”), from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).

Noun

taṇḍa

1. ensign, standard, banner.
2. (figurative) official

Derived terms

• ataṇḍa
• kataṇḍan
• sataṇḍa
• tinaṇḍa

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ (tandha)
• → Malay: tanda
  • Indonesian: tanda

Further reading

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