prakāśa

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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

  1. bright, shining, clearly illuminated
  2. famed
  3. clearly audible
  4. loud, noisy
  5. fierce, forcible, untamable, violent
    Synonym: prakosa

Noun

prakāśa

  1. brightness, light
  2. fame

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦏꦱ (prakasa) (inherited)

Further reading

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