ꦥꦠꦿ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese patra, pattra (“wing; feather; leaf, petal; letter, document; plate of metal or gold-leaf”), from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf; paper; letter; document; wing; blade”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.trɔ/
  • Rhymes: -trɔ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tra

Noun

ꦥꦠꦿ (patra)

  1. (literary) leaf
  2. document, letter

Derived terms

  • ꦥꦠꦿꦏꦶꦭꦱ (patra kilasa)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: patra

Further reading

  • “patra” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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