ꦱꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese sundarī (“beauty”), from Sanskrit सुन्दरी (sundarī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊn.da.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: sun‧da‧ri

Noun

ꦱꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦶ (sundari)

1. (archaic) beauty
2. (music) sundari: a double-reed wind instrument with seven to nine holes, related to the shehnai.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sundari

Further reading

• “sundari” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.