weśma

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• wisma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्मन् (veśman, “palace, abode, house”).

Noun

weśma

1. house
2. dwelling

Derived terms

• wesmakarmi
• weśmalatā
• weśmālaya

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦩ (wisma)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬾᬰ᭄ᬫ (wésma), ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬫ (wisma)

Further reading

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