purnama

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Balinese

Romanization

purnama

  1. Romanization of ᬧᬹᬃᬡᬫ.

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed purna- +‎ *ma, from Malay purnama, from Sanskrit पूर्णमा (pūrṇamā).

Pronunciation

Noun

purnama (first-person possessive purnamaku, second-person possessive purnamamu, third-person possessive purnamanya)

  1. full moon
    Sinar purnama menyinari teras yang kita duduki berdua.
    The light of the full moon shines the porch we both are sitting at.
  2. month
    Synonym: bulan

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Adjective

purnama

  1. full (of moon)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

purnama

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦤꦩ.

Malay

purnama

Etymology

From Sanskrit पूर्णमा (pūrṇamā) suffixed from पूर्ण (pūrṇá). Compare with sempurna (perfect, complete).

Pronunciation

Noun

purnama (Jawi spelling ڤورنام, plural purnama-purnama, informal 1st possessive purnamaku, 2nd possessive purnamamu, 3rd possessive purnamanya)

  1. full moon
    Synonym: bulan penuh
  2. (poetic) moon
    Synonyms: bulan, cendera
  3. month
    Synonym: bulan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: purnama

References

  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 148
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤرنام poernama”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 56
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤرنام pĕrnama or purnama”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 459
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “purnama”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 290

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