pūrwaka

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्वक (pūrvaka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pur.wa.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: pūr‧wa‧ka

Noun

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pūrwaka

  1. beginning
  2. first

Adjective

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pūrwaka

  1. formerly, previously

Derived terms

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Further reading

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