ꦥꦿꦢ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prada (“giving, yielding, granting”), from Sanskrit प्रद (prada, “giving, bestowing”). Cognate of Balinese prada (“decorative batik technique using melted gold”).

Noun

ꦥꦿꦢ (prada) (ngoko)

  1. gold leaf, gilding
    Synonym: (krama) ꦥꦿꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (praos)

Derived terms

  • ꦥꦿꦢꦤ꧀ (pradan)
  • ꦩꦿꦢ (mrada)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: prada

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “prada”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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