śakti

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti).

Pronunciation

Noun

śakti

  1. power,
  2. strength
  3. lance, pike, spear
    Synonyms: buntal, galah, gañjur, kontā, konta, paṇḍi, śakti, śūla, tomara, tumbak, wataṅ
  4. pike
  5. dart

Adjective

śakti

  1. powerful,
  2. mighty

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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