ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kaṇṭi (“companion, ally”), probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, “wife”), कान्त (kānta, “beloved”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan.ʈi/
  • Rhymes: -ʈi
  • Hyphenation: kan‧thi

Noun

ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi)

  1. companion

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦤ꧀ (kanthèn)
  • ꦏꦶꦤꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kinanthi)
  • ꦏꦶꦤꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦤ꧀ (kinanthèn)
  • ꦢꦶꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (dikanthi)
  • ꦢꦶꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦏꦏꦺ (dikanthèkaké)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: kanti

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kanthi”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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