mātra

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.tra/
  • Rhymes: -tra
  • Hyphenation: mā‧tra

Noun

mātra

  1. measure

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦩꦠꦿ (matra) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬫᬢ᭄ᬭ (matra)

Further reading

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