ꦱꦤ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Roman : sana, sono (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -nɔ
• Hyphenation: så‧nå

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sana, āsana (“sitting; seat; dwelling; posture”), from Sanskrit आसन (āsana, “seat, chair”).

Noun

ꦱꦤ (sana)

1. (literary) place, position, site

Derived terms

• ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese asana (“Terminalia elliptica (syn. Terminalia tomentosa)”), from Sanskrit असन, आशन (asana, āśana, “Indian laurel”).

Noun

ꦱꦤ (sana)

1. tree with dark, heavy wood

Further reading

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