waditra

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit वादित्र (vāditra, “musical instrument”). Compare Javanese ꦮꦣꦶꦠꦿ (waḍitra, “(archaic) gamelan or the like”)

Noun

waditra (Sundanese script ᮝᮓᮤᮒᮢ)

1. traditional Sundanese musical instruments (e.g. gamelan, suling, etc.)

References

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia