ꦥꦸꦂꦧ

Javanese

Etymology

From Malay purba, from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”). Doublet of ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrbɔː]
• Hyphenation: pur‧bå

Adjective

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (purba)

1. ancient, former.

Derived terms

• ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦏꦭ (purbakala)
• ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ (purbawisésa)

 

Proper noun

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (Purba)

1. a male given name

Further reading

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