śilā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिला (śilā, stone, rock).

Pronunciation

Noun

śilā

  1. stone
    Synonym: śaila

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦺꦭ (séla)
  • Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮᬵ (sila)

Further reading

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