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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “visible, shining, bright; manifest, public; universally noted, famous; clearness, brightness, splendour; publicity, fame”). Doublet of prakosa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pra.ka.sa/
- Rhymes: -sa
- Hyphenation: pra‧kā‧śa
Adjective
prakāśa
- bright, shining, clearly illuminated
- famed
- clearly audible
- loud, noisy
- fierce, forcible, untamable, violent
- Synonym: prakosa
Noun
prakāśa
- brightness, light
- fame
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "prakāśa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.