śara

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर (śara, arrow, shaft).

Pronunciation

Noun

śara

  1. grass, reed
  2. arrow
  3. shaft

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦫ (sara, arrow)
  • Balinese: ᬰᬭ (sara, arrow)

Further reading

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