rĕja

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj, “to direct, to stretch”) or Sanskrit अर्ज् (arj, “to be of good health”, literally “to procure, acquire, obtain”).

Root

rĕja

  1. nice
  2. pretty
  3. handsome
  4. beautiful
  5. attractive
  6. well arranged, well adapted
  7. fitting
  8. harmonious

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • aharja
  • amaharja
  • amarja
  • arja
  • arĕja
  • pinaharĕja
  • rumĕja-rĕja
  • ṅ arĕja

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦂꦗ (arja), ꦉꦗ (reja) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬃᬚ (arja)

Further reading

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