śīla

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”).

Pronunciation

Noun

śīla

  1. moral character
  2. action, conduct
  3. good conduct, good character
  4. (Buddhism) ethics, morality

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)

Further reading

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