jyeṣṭha

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Noun

jyeṣṭha

1. chief,
2. first,
3. best

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦢꦺꦱ꧀ꦠ (désta) (inherited)

Noun

jyeṣṭha

1. Alternative spelling of jyaiṣṭha (“a month of the lunar calendar”)

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬚᬶᬬᬾᬱ᭄ᬞ (Jiyestha)

Further reading

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