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ꦱꦱꦶ

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Javanese

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Alternative forms

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  • Carakan: ꦱꦱꦶ
  • Roman: sasi, sasih (dialectal)

Etymology

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From Old Javanese śaśi (moon, month), borrowed from Sanskrit शशि (śaśi, containing a hare, moon). Hare on the moon is a folklore popular among Asian cultures.

Noun

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ꦱꦱꦶ (sasi)

  1. month
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦱꦱꦶ (sasi), (krama) ꦮꦸꦭꦤ꧀ (wulan)
  2. (literary) moon
    Synonyms: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (candra), ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (indu), ꦫꦠꦶ (rati), ꦫꦠꦶꦃ (ratih), ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦤ꧀ (rembulan), ꦱꦱꦁꦏ (sasangka), ꦱꦱꦶ (sasi), ꦮꦸꦭꦤ꧀ (wulan)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: sasi

References

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