kaṇṭi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, “wife”), कान्त (kānta, “beloved”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kan.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti
  • Hyphenation: kaṇ‧ṭi

Noun

kaṇṭi

  1. companion
  2. ally

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: kanti

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