bhaṭa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भट (bhaṭa, “a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant; a servant, slave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophones: bata, bhaṭa
  • Hyphenation: bha‧ṭa

Noun

bhaṭa

  1. soldier
  2. warrior

Descendants

  • → Balinese: ᬪᬝ (bata, “servant; soldier”)

Further reading

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