ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ
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Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of ꦥꦫꦩ (parama, “finest”) + ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra, “writing, literature”), probably calque of Dutch spraakkunst (“grammar”, literally “the art of speaking”). Constructed of Old Javanese parama (“finest”) + śāstra, from Sanskrit परम (parama, “finest”) + शास्त्र (śāstra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (paramasastra)
Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: paramasastra
Further reading
[edit]- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “paramasastra”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN