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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दान्त (dānta, “tamed, docile”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dānta
- tamed
- restrained
- subdued
- mild
- patient
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ (danta)
Further reading
- "dānta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.