sĕrat

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *caat (“to comb”) (compare to Khmer សិត (sət, “to comb”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.rat/
• Rhymes: -rat
• Hyphenation: sĕ‧rat

Root

sĕrat

1. comb

Alternative forms

• srat

Derived terms

• sinĕrat

 

Related terms

• sĕrut

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦼꦫꦠ꧀ (serat)
  • → Indonesian: serat

Further reading

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