ᮝᮁᮒ

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā, “news”). Compare Javanese ꦮꦂꦠ (warta), Malay berita, and Tagalog balita. Doublet of warti and wartos.

Noun

ᮝᮁᮒ • (warta)

1. news

   ᮘᮕ ᮙᮂ ᮞᮧᮊ᮪ ᮙᮎ ᮝᮁᮒ ᮓᮤᮔ ᮊᮧᮛᮔ᮪ ᮅᮀᮌᮜ᮪ ᮞᮧᮛᮦ.

   Bapa mah sok maca warta dina koran unggal soré.

   Father often reads the news in the newspaper every afternoon.

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij