ꦱꦺꦭ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦱꦺꦭ
Pegon
Roman	séla

Etymology

From Old Javanese śilā (“stone”), from Sanskrit शिला (śilā, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: sé‧la

Noun

ꦱꦺꦭ (séla)

1. (polite) stone
2. (polite) precious stone
3. (polite) benzoin resin

Synonyms

• ꦮꦠꦸ (watu) (ngoko)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sela

References

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