ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ

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Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nas.tɔ.pɔ/
  • Rhymes: -pɔ
  • Hyphenation: nas‧ta‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese nastapa (sad, sadness), from Sanskrit मनस्ताप (manastāpa, anguish, repentance).

Adjective

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

  1. (literary) sad

Noun

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

  1. (literary) sadness

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese tapa (asceticism), borrowed from Sanskrit तप (tapa, religious austerity).

Verb

ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)

  1. to practice asceticism by withdrawing from the world
    Synonym: ꦩꦼꦂꦠꦥ (mertapa)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “nastapa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN