kaharṣa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed arṣa, harṣa (“joy, pleasure, delight; desire, love; glad, pleased, delighted”) +‎ ka-.

Noun

kaharṣa

  1. desire, wish
  2. desired

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa), ꦏꦼꦂꦱ (kersa), ꦏꦂꦰ (karsa) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: karsa
    • → Sundanese: ᮊᮨᮁᮞ (kersa)

Further reading

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