mastaka

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka, top, skull, head).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mas.ta.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: mas‧ta‧ka

Noun

mastaka

  1. head
  2. skull

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (mustaka) (inherited)

References

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

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes (ᮜᮨᮙᮨᮞ᮪)mastaka, sirah
kasar (ᮊᮞᮁ)hulu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Eventually from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Noun

mastaka

  1. head