ꦱꦺꦠ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦱꦺꦠ
• Roman: seta (dated), seto (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Javanese śweta, sita (“white”), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“bright; shine”).

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦠ (kawi séta)

1. (literary) white

   Synonym: putih

References

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