śweta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“bright; shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swe.ta/

Noun

śweta

1. white

Alternative forms

• sita

Derived terms

• śwetachattra
• śwetacāmara
• śwetacāpa
• śwetadukūla
• śwetakamaṇḍalu
• śwetakumuda
• śwetawali
• śwetawarṇa
• śwetākāra
• śwetāmbara
• śwetāṅśuka