nūsa

See also: nusa and nuša

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nūsa

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

   Synonyms: dīpa, dwīpa, gili, muhara, nūsa, pulo

Derived terms

• anūsa
• nusantari
• nūsāntara
• nūsāpanūsa
• pranūsa
• sūkṣmanūsa

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱ (nusa)

Further reading

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