kontā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुन्त (kunta, “spear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kon.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophone: konta
  • Hyphenation: kon‧tā

Noun

kontā

  1. lance, pike, spear
    Synonyms: buntal, galah, gañjur, kontā, konta, paṇḍi, śakti, śūla, tomara, tumbak, wataṅ

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • aṅonta
  • kinonta
  • konta sari

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦠ (kunta) (inherited)

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