śaśi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sasi"

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit शशि (śaśi, “containing a hare, moon”). Here, "containing" refers to "resembling", since the moon's apparent color is similar to that of a hare.

Noun

śaśi

1. moon

Alternative forms

• śaśī
• sasih

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦱꦶ (sasi)
  • → Indonesian: sasi
• → Balinese: ᬰᬰᬶ (sasi)

Further reading

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