wyāsa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यास (vyāsa, “diameter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wja.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Homophone: wyasa
• Hyphenation: wyā‧sa

Noun

wyāsa

1. separation, division
2. detailed account
3. arranger, compiler

Proper noun

wyāsa

1. name of a celebrated mythical sage and author, Vyasa.

Alternative forms

• byāsa

Further reading

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