dayā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā).

Pronunciation

Noun

dayā

  1. sympathy
  2. compassion
  3. pity

Further reading

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