ꦕꦶꦠꦿ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese citra (“variegated, many-coloured, bright-coloured, extraordinary appearance; painting, picture, sketch, delineation; letter”), from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “picture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.trɔ/
• Rhymes: -trɔ
• Hyphenation: ci‧tra

Noun

ꦕꦶꦠꦿ (citra)

1. (archaic) structure
2. (archaic) appearance, form, shape
3. (archaic) writing
4. (archaic) illustration

Derived terms

• ꦕꦶꦤꦶꦠꦿ (cinitra)
• ꦚꦶꦠꦿ (nyitra)
• ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿ (panitra)

 

Further reading

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