bhaṭa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भट (bhaṭa, “a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant; a servant, slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: bata, bhaṭa
• Hyphenation: bha‧ṭa

Noun

bhaṭa

1. soldier
2. warrior

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬪᬝ (bata, “servant; soldier”)

Further reading

• "bhaṭa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.