ahaṅkāra

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहङ्कार, अहंकार (ahaṅkāra, ahaṃkāra, “individuality, self-consciousness; egotism; pride”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.haŋ.ka.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: a‧haṅ‧kā‧ra

Noun

ahaṅkāra

  1. individuality
  2. id, egotistic self
  3. selfishness
  4. pride, conceit, arrogance

Adjective

ahaṅkāra

  1. selfish
  2. proud
  3. self-confidence, confident
  4. courageous

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Further reading

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