ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese lontar, rontar, rontal, compound of ron (“leaf”) +‎ tal, tala (“palm”), from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palm”). Doublet of ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦭ꧀ (rontal).

Noun

ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ (lontar)

  1. lontar:
    1. the leaf
    2. the palm-leaf manuscript

Descendants

  • → English: lontar
  • → Indonesian: lontar

Further reading

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