banaspati

Balinese

Romanization

banaspati

1. Romanization of ᬩᬦᬲ᭄ᬧᬢᬶ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦤꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (banaspati, “fire-demon”) (compare Balinese ᬩᬦᬲ᭄ᬧᬢᬶ (banaspati, “a lord of demon”)), from Old Javanese banaspati (“wood-devil; big tree”), from Sanskrit वनस्पति (vanaspati, “name of a gandharvī”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [banasˈpati]
• Hyphenation: ba‧nas‧pa‧ti

Noun

banaspati (plural banaspati-banaspati)

1. (mythology) a kind of evil spirit with flame shapes like a fireball that often hovering in the night.

Further reading

• “banaspati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

banaspati

1. Romanization of ꦧꦤꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वनस्पति (vanaspati, “name of a gandharvī”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banaspati/

Noun

banaspati

1. big tree
2. (mythology) wood-devil.

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦧꦤꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (banaspati, “fire-demon”)
  • → Indonesian: banaspati
• → Balinese: ᬩᬦᬲ᭄ᬧᬢᬶ (banaspati, “a lord of demon”)