ꦧꦸꦢ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Standard, Central-Eastern) /bu.dɔ/, (Western) /bu.da/
• (Standard, Central-Eastern) Rhymes: -dɔ
• (Western) Rhymes: -da
• Hyphenation: bu‧da

Noun

ꦧꦸꦢ (Buda)

1. (Buddhism) Buddhism.
2. (history) pre-Islamic period.
3. (astronomy) Mercury
4. Wednesday

Further reading

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