Old Javanese

edit
Other scripts
Carakan ꦫꦴꦩ
Roman rāma

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

ra- +‎ ama from Proto-Austronesian *amax (father).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ra.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ma
  • Hyphenation: rā‧ma

Noun

edit

rāma

  1. father (once: mother in Udyogaparwa), also used for uncle, guru, etc.
  2. the eldest, senior (in religious community, village, army)

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Javanese: ꦫꦩ (rama)
    • Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)
  • Balinese: ᬭᬵᬫ (rama)

References

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

Pali

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Noun

edit

rāma m

  1. delight

Declension

edit