candrasengkala

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦱꦁꦏꦭ (candrasangkala), from Old Javanese, perhaps from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”) + शककाल (śakakāla, “Shaka era”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃan.dra.səŋˈka.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: can‧dra‧sêng‧ka‧la

Noun

candrasêngkala

1. Javanese chronogram that uses the lunar cycle calculation system.

References

• “candrasengkala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.