ꦱꦶꦫꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese śirah (“head”), from Sanskrit शिर (śira, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.rah/
• Rhymes: -rah
• Hyphenation: si‧rah

Noun

ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)

1. (krama) head

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦱ꧀ (endhas), (krama inggil) ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (mustaka)

Descendants

• → Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)

Further reading

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