ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ
Pegon
Roman	bausastra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bahuśāstra (“knowing many books or sciences”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “great”) +‎ शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bausastra/

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (bausastra)

1. dictionary.

   Synonym: ꦏꦩꦸꦱ꧀ (kamus)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bausastra
• → Malay: bausastera

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bausastra”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN