ꦱꦺꦠ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese śweta, sita (“white”), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“bright; shine”).

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦠ (kawi séta)

  1. (literary) white
    Synonym: putih

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ꦱꦺꦠ”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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