kuṇḍa

See also: kunda, Kunda, kundą, and Kundą

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “bowl, waterpot; basin of water, pit”), from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊn.ɖa/
• Rhymes: -ɖa
• Hyphenation: kuṇ‧ḍa

Noun

kuṇḍa

1. vessel
2. fire-place
3. sacrificial fire

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦝ (kundha, “ritual brazier; calm high tide; service, department”)
• → Balinese: ᬓᬸᬡ᭄ᬥ (kunda, “ritual brazier”)

Further reading

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