ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦥꦫꦩ (parama, “finest”) +‎ ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra, “writing, literature”), probably calque of Dutch spraakkunst (“grammar”, literally “the art of speaking”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.rɔ.mɔ.sas.trɔ/

Noun

ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (paramasastra)

  1. grammar

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: paramasastra

Further reading

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