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Old Javanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit शशि (śaśi, “containing a hare, moon”). Here, "containing" refers to "resembling", since the moon's apparent color is similar to that of a hare.
Noun
śaśi
- moon
Descendants
Further reading
- "śaśi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.