candrasengkala
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦱꦁꦏꦭ (candrasangkala), from Old Javanese, perhaps from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”) + शककाल (śakakāla, “Shaka era”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃan.dra.səŋˈka.la/
- Rhymes: -la
- Hyphenation: can‧dra‧sêng‧ka‧la
Noun
candrasêngkala
- Javanese chronogram that uses the lunar cycle calculation system
References
- “candrasengkala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.