ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dakṣiṇa (“right (not left); south, southern; present to the officiating priest”), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ (daksina)

1. (literary) the south
2. (literary) present to the officiating priest

Adjective

ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ (daksina)

1. (literary) southern

Coordinate terms

compass points (kawi/literary):  ^[edit]

nurwitri	utara	narasunya
pascima		purwa
kanéya	duksina	byabya

Further reading

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