gandharwa

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Noun

gandharwa

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) a gandharva (one of a class of male heavenly beings, famed singers and guardians of soma)

Derived terms

• gandharwapati
• gandharwarāja
• gandharwataruṇa
• gandharwawiwāha
• gandharwaśastra
• gandharwādhipa
• gandharwī

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦤ꧀ꦢꦂꦮ (gandarwa)
  • → Indonesian: gêndêruwo
• → Balinese: ᬕᬦ᭄ᬥᬃᬯ᭄ᬯ (gandarwa)