wicakṣaṇa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa, “wise, learned, skillful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wi.t͡ʃak.sa.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: wi‧cak‧ṣa‧ṇa

Adjective

wicakṣaṇa

  1. sagacious, clever, wise

Derived terms
  • kawicakṣaṇan
  • winicakṣaṇa

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦮꦶꦕꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ (wicaksana)
    • → Indonesian: kebijaksanaan (semantic loan)

References
  • "wicakṣaṇa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.