Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रम (śrama, fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour, toil, exercise; military exercise, drill).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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śrama

  1. contest at arms as a performance
  2. effort, exertion

Adjective

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śrama

  1. energetically

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦱꦿꦩ (srama, present/gift to superior)

Further reading

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