Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese sewa (service; attendance; worship, reverence; homage), from Sanskrit सेवा (sevā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seba/
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ba

Verb

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ꦱꦺꦧ (séba)

  1. to pay homage

Derived terms

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Further reading

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