wastra

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wastra (garment, clothes), from Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra, clothing, garment), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wástram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstrom, *wes- (to wear).

Noun

wastra (Balinese script ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ)

  1. clothing, garment
    Synonym: kamben

Descendants

  • Indonesian: wastra (traditional fabrics)

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (wastra, clothing, garment) and Balinese wastra (clothes, clothing, cloth), from Old Javanese wastra (garment, clothes), from Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra, clothing, garment), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wástram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstrom, *wes- (to wear).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwastra/ [ˈwas.t̪ra]
  • Rhymes: -astra
  • Syllabification: was‧tra

Noun

wastra (plural wastra-wastra)

  1. traditional fabrics

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

wastra

  1. romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra, clothing, garment), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wástram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstrom, *wes- (to wear).

Noun

wastra

  1. clothes, garment
    Synonym: kampuh

Derived terms

  • awastra
  • makawastra
  • mawastra

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (wastra, clothing, garment)
    • Indonesian: wastra (traditional fabrics)
  • Balinese: wastra (clothes, clothing, cloth)
    • Indonesian: wastra (traditional fabrics)

Further reading

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