śabda

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शब्द (śabda, “sound, noise, voice, tone, note; word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sapda/

Noun

śabda

1. sound, noise, voice, tone, note

   Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, swabawa, swara, uni, wacana, wuni

2. word, speech, language
3. right word, correct expression

Derived terms

• anabdani
• aśabda
• manabda
• maśabda
• maśabdākĕn
• śinabdan
• śinabdākĕn

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦧ꧀ꦢ (sabda)
• → Balinese: ᬰᬩ᭄ᬤ (sabda)

Further reading

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