prabu

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese prabhu, from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.bu/

Noun

prabu (Balinese script ᬧ᭄ᬭᬪᬸ)

  1. king, emperor
  2. top
  3. (alus singgih) head
    Synonym: (madya) sirah

Further reading

  • prabu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦸ (prabu), from Old Javanese prabhu, from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.bu/
  • Hyphenation: pra‧bu

Noun

prabu (plural prabu-prabu)

  1. king title

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

prabu

  1. romanization of ꦥꦿꦧꦸ