ꦥꦸꦂꦧ

Javanese

Etymology

From Malay purba, from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”). Doublet of ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊrbɔː]
  • Hyphenation: pur‧bå

Adjective

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (purba)

  1. ancient, former.

Derived terms

Proper noun

ꦥꦸꦂꦧ (Purba)

  1. a male given name

Further reading

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