kāśa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit काश (kāśa, “wild sugarcane, kans grass”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Homophones: kasa, kāśa
  • Hyphenation: kā‧śa

Noun

kāśa

  1. (botany) wild sugarcane, kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum).

Descendants
  • → Balinese: ᬓᬲ (kasa)

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