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thāni

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “place”), from Pali ṭhāna (“place”), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ni
  • Hyphenation: thā‧ni

Noun

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thāni

  1. villager
  2. village, country
    Synonym: wanwa
  3. (cultivated) field

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦠꦤꦶ (tani, “farmer”) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬢᬦᬶ (tani, “farmer”)

References

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  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

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