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Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese prabhā (“glow, light; splendour, radiance; item of adornment”), from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā, “illumination”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔ.bɔ/
- Rhymes: -bɔ
- Hyphenation: pra‧ba
Noun
ꦥꦿꦧ (praba)
- glow, ray of light
- (art, religion) halo: a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
- (art, religion) nimbus: a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
- (art) puppet decoration behind the back (like wings, ribs)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “praba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN