ācāra

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit आचार (ācāra).

Noun

ācāra

  1. conduct, behaviour
  2. custom, practice
  3. established rule.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦕꦫ (acara), ꦕꦫ (cara)
  • → Balinese: ᬆᬘᬵᬭ (acara), ᬘᬭ (cara)
  • >? Malay: cara
    • > Indonesian: cara (inherited)
    • > Peranakan Indonesian: tjara (inherited)

Further reading

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