gandharwa

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Noun

gandharwa

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) a gandharva (one of a class of male heavenly beings, famed singers and guardians of soma)

Derived terms

  • gandharwapati
  • gandharwarāja
  • gandharwataruṇa
  • gandharwawiwāha
  • gandharwaśastra
  • gandharwādhipa
  • gandharwī

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦒꦤ꧀ꦢꦂꦮ (gandarwa)
  • → Balinese: ᬕᬦ᭄ᬥᬃᬯ᭄ᬯ (gandarwa)
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