sakhā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सख (sakha, “friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Homophones: saka, śaka, śāka, śākhā
• Hyphenation: sa‧khā

Noun

sakhā

1. friend

Derived terms

• manmathasakhā

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦏ (saka, “friend; partner; branch”) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬲᭂᬓᬳ (sekaa, “villagers' club; society”)
  • → Indonesian: sêka (“association”)

Further reading

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