ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wastra (“garment, clothes”), from Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra, “clothing, garment”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wástram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstrom, *wes- (“to wear”).

Noun

ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (wastra)

1. clothing, garment

   Synonym: ᬓᬫ᭄ᬩᭂᬦ᭄ (kamben)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wastra (“traditional fabrics”)

Further reading

• “wastra” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].