śīla

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Homophones: sila, śila, śilā, śīla
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Noun

śīla

1. moral character
2. action, conduct
3. good conduct, good character
4. (Buddhism) ethics, morality

Derived terms

• makaśīla

 

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)

Further reading

• "śīla" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.