ꦱꦶꦫꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese śirah (“head”), from Sanskrit शिर (śira, “head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.rah/
  • Rhymes: -rah
  • Hyphenation: si‧rah

Noun

ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)

  1. (krama) head
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦱ꧀ (endhas), (krama inggil) ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (mustaka)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: sirah
  • → Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)

Further reading

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