camĕṭi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சம்மட்டி (cammaṭṭi, “horse-whip, large hammer”). Doublet of cĕmĕṭi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.mə.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mĕ‧ṭi

Noun

camĕṭi

  1. whip.

Alternative forms

  • camĕṭi

Derived terms

  • añamĕṭi
  • den-camĕṭi

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ (cemethi) (inherited)

Further reading

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