kaṇḍa

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Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan.da/
  • Rhymes: -da
  • Hyphenation: kaṇ‧ḍa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).

Noun

kaṇḍa

  1. section
  2. story
  3. poem
  4. portion, piece, division
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦏꦤ꧀ꦝ (kandha)
  • Balinese: ᬓᬡ᭄ᬟ (kanda)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa).

Noun

kaṇḍa

  1. sword, dagger
  2. arrow
Derived terms

Further reading

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