icchā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā).

Pronunciation

Noun

icchā

  1. wish
  2. desire
  3. sovereign will

Adjective

icchā

  1. at ease, pleased

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦺꦕ (éca)
    • Indonesian: eco
  • Balinese: ᬳᬶᬘ (ica), ᬇᬘ

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā).

Noun

icchā f

  1. desire, wish
  2. longing

Declension