śirah

See also: sirah

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिर (śira, “head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.rah/
  • Rhymes: -rah
  • Hyphenation: śi‧rah

Noun

śirah

  1. head

Derived terms

  • makaśirah
  • pinakaśirah
  • kahos sirah
  • kajaṅ sirah
  • karaṅ sirah

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)
    • → Indonesian: sirah
    • → Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)
  • → Balinese: ᬰᬶᬭᬄ → ᬲᬶᬭᬄ (sirah)

Further reading

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