ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kaṇṭi (“companion, ally”), probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, “wife”), कान्त (kānta, “beloved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.ʈi/
• Rhymes: -ʈi
• Hyphenation: kan‧thi

Noun

ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi)

1. companion

Derived terms

• ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦤ꧀ (kanthèn)
• ꦏꦶꦤꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kinanthi)
• ꦏꦶꦤꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦤ꧀ (kinanthèn)
• ꦢꦶꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (dikanthi)
• ꦢꦶꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦏꦏꦺ (dikanthèkaké)

 

• ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (purwakanthi)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kanti

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kanthi”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN