śāstra

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra).

Pronunciation

Noun

śāstra

  1. scripture
  2. science
  3. 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.