kaṇṭi

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Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kaṇṭi

  1. companion
  2. ally

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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