ꦱꦺꦠ

Javanese

Alternative forms

  • Carakan: ꦱꦺꦠ
  • Roman: seta (dated), seto (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Javanese śweta, sita (“white”), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“bright; shine”).

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦠ (kawi séta)

  1. (literary) white
    Synonym: putih

References

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