śiṣṭa

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: śiṣ‧ṭa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “left; remaining”).

Noun

śiṣṭa

1. left, remainder.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “taught, directed, ordered, commanded; disciplined, cultured, educated, learned, wise; eminent, superior”).

Adjective

śiṣṭa

1. learned, educated
2. wise
3. pious
4. eminent, superior

Derived terms

• nirśiṣṭa

Further reading

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