thāni

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

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

Noun

thāni

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

Derived terms
  • atatanen
  • athāni
  • bala tani

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

References
  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, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading
  • "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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