komala

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.ma.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ma‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोमल (komala, “tender, delicate, soft; gentle, charming, sweet”).

Adjective

komala

  1. tender, soft
  2. sweet
  3. pleasing
  4. charming, attractive.
Derived terms
  • komalaswara

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably figurative sense of etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

komala

  1. a kind of precious stone
Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦏꦺꦴꦩꦭ (komala), ꦏꦸꦩꦭ (kumala) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: kumala
  • >? Malay: kemala, gemala
    • > Indonesian: kemala (inherited)

Further reading

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