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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana, “seat, chair”)
Pronunciation
Noun
āsana
- sitting
- seat
- dwelling
- posture (of seating)
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Descendants
Further reading
- "āsana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).
Noun
āsana n
- sitting, sitting down
- seat, throne
Declension
Declension table of "āsana" (neuter)
Derived terms
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