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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भट (bhaṭa, “a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant; a servant, slave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bhaṭa
- soldier
- warrior
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬪᬝ (bata, “servant; soldier”)
Further reading
- "bhaṭa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.