sakhā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सख (sakha, “friend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ka/
Rhymes: -ka
Homophones: saka, śaka, śāka, śākhā
Hyphenation: sa‧khā

Noun

sakhā

friend

Derived terms

manmathasakhā

Descendants

> Javanese: ꦱꦏ (saka, “friend; partner; branch”) (inherited)
→ Balinese: ᬲᭂᬓᬳ (sekaa, “villagers' club; society”)
- → Indonesian: sêka (“association”)

Further reading

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

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