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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra).
Pronunciation
Noun
śāstra
- scripture
- science
- letter, script
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "śāstra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.