tirta

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese tīrtha (holy water), from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tirtə/

Noun

tirta (Balinese script ᬢᬷᬃᬢ)

  1. holy water.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese tirta (ꦠꦶꦂꦠ, water, holy water), from Old Javanese tirta (holy water), tīrtha (bathing-place, holy water), from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha, bathing-place).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tir.ta/
  • Hyphenation: tir‧ta

Noun

tirta (plural tirta-tirta)

  1. water
    Synonym: air

Usage notes

Tirta is primarily used for water in cleansing ritual.

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tirta

  1. romanization of ꦠꦶꦂꦠ