camĕṭi

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.mə.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: ca‧mĕ‧ṭi

Noun

camĕṭi

1. whip.

Alternative forms

• camĕṭi

Derived terms

• añamĕṭi
• den-camĕṭi

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ (cemethi) (inherited)

Further reading

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