ꦱꦤ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔ.nɔ/
  • Rhymes: -nɔ
  • Hyphenation: så‧nå

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sana, āsana (“sitting; seat; dwelling; posture”), from Sanskrit आसन (āsana, “seat, chair”).

Noun

ꦱꦤ (sana)

  1. (literary) place, position, site
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese asana (“Terminalia elliptica (syn. Terminalia tomentosa)”), from Sanskrit असन, आशन (asana, āśana, “Indian laurel”).

Noun

ꦱꦤ (sana)

  1. tree with dark, heavy wood

Further reading

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