kastawa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦮ (kastawa), from Old Javanese kastawa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kasˈtawa]
  • Hyphenation: kas‧ta‧wa

Noun

kastawa (plural kastawa-kastawa)

  1. (rare) praise and worship

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kastawa

  1. romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦮ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed stawa (praise, eulogy, song of praise, hymn) +‎ ka-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas.ˈta.wa/
  • Rhymes: -wa
  • Hyphenation: kas‧ta‧wa

Verb

kastawa

  1. to praise

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦮ (kastawa) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: kastawa

Further reading

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