rāma

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Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese ꦫꦴꦩ
Balinese
Roman rāma

Alternative forms

Etymology

ra- +‎ ama from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ma
  • Hyphenation: rā‧ma

Noun

rāma

  1. father (once: mother in Udyogaparwa), also used for uncle, guru, etc.
  2. the eldest, senior (in religious community, village, army)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦫꦩ (rama)
    • Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)
  • Balinese: ᬭᬵᬫ (rama)

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

rāma m

  1. delight

Declension