pramāṇa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa, “proof, evidence; measure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.ma.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ma‧na

Noun

pramāṇa

  1. measure
  2. proof, evidence
  3. argumentation
  4. standard
  5. authority
  6. ruler, governor

Alternative forms

  • pĕrmana
  • prĕmana

Derived terms

  • amramāṇa
  • kapramāṇa
  • kapramāṇan
  • makapramāṇa
  • mapramāṇa
  • pinramāṇan
  • pinramāṇākĕn
  • tan papramāṇa

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦥꦿꦩꦤ (pramana)
    • → Indonesian: Pramono
  • → Balinese: ᬧ᭄ᬭᬫᬡ (pramana)

Further reading

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