ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nas.tɔ.pɔ/
• Rhymes: -pɔ
• Hyphenation: nas‧ta‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese nastapa (“sad, sadness”), from Sanskrit मनस्ताप (manastāpa, “anguish, repentance”).

Adjective

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

1. (literary) sad

Noun

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

1. (literary) sadness

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese tapa (“asceticism”), borrowed from Sanskrit तप (tapa, “religious austerity”).

Verb

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

1. to practice asceticism by withdrawing from the world

   Synonym: ꦩꦼꦂꦠꦥ (mertapa)

Further reading

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