Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil சம்மட்டி (cammaṭṭi, horse-whip, large hammer). Doublet of camĕṭi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.mə.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti
  • Hyphenation: cĕ‧mĕ‧ṭi

Noun

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cĕmĕṭi

  1. whip.

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ (cemethi) (inherited)

Further reading

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