arja

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See also: Arja and árja

Balinese

Romanization

arja

  1. Romanization of ᬅᬃᬚ.

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Etymology

From Balinese ᬅᬃᬚ (arja), probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj). Cognate of Old Javanese arjya, arja, rĕja (“good, beautiful, fortunate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ja

Noun

arja (uncountable)

  1. (drama) a Balinese dramatic performance, but often only a dance.

Alternative forms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

arja

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦂꦗ

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian ària, metathesis of an earlier àira, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr). Doublet of ajru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːr.ja/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

arja f (plural arjiet or arijiet)

  1. air
    Synonym: hewwa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj, “to direct, to stretch”) or Sanskrit अर्ज् (arj, “to be of good health”, literally “to procure, acquire, obtain”).

Adjective

arja

  1. nice
  2. pretty
  3. handsome
  4. beautiful
  5. attractive
  6. well arranged, well adapted
  7. fitting
  8. harmonious

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦂꦗ (arja), ꦉꦗ (reja) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬃᬚ (arja)

Further reading

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