ahaṅkāra

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहङ्कार, अहंकार (ahaṅkāra, ahaṃkāra, “individuality, self-consciousness; egotism; pride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.haŋ.ka.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: a‧haṅ‧kā‧ra

Noun

ahaṅkāra

1. individuality
2. id, egotistic self
3. selfishness
4. pride, conceit, arrogance

Adjective

ahaṅkāra

1. selfish
2. proud
3. self-confidence, confident
4. courageous

Alternative forms

• aṅkara

Derived terms

• aṅahaṅkāra
• hanahaṅkāra
• kāhaṅkāra
• kāhaṅkāran
• māhaṅkāra
• nirahaṅkāra
• paṅahaṅkāra
• paṅaṅkara

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦁꦏꦫ (angkara) (inherited)
• >? Javanese: ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ (angker)

Further reading

• "ahaṅkāra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.