śiṣṭa

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Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sis.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Hyphenation: śiṣ‧ṭa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “left; remaining”).

Noun

śiṣṭa

  1. left, remainder.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “taught, directed, ordered, commanded; disciplined, cultured, educated, learned, wise; eminent, superior”).

Adjective

śiṣṭa

  1. learned, educated
  2. wise
  3. pious
  4. eminent, superior
Derived terms

Further reading

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