ꦱꦂꦥ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦱꦂꦥ
• Roman: sarpa, sarpo (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese sarpa (“snake, serpent”), from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa).

Noun

ꦱꦂꦥ (sarpa)

1. (literary) snake

   Synonyms: ꦠꦏ꧀ꦱꦏ (taksaka), ꦲꦸꦭ (ula)

References

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