rakṣa

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā, guard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rak.sa/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧kṣa

Noun

rakṣa

  1. guarding, protecting
  2. protection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦫꦏ꧀ꦱ (raksa, to guard) (inherited)
  • > Javanese: ꦉꦏ꧀ꦱ (reksa, to guard, to watch over) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: reksa (police; guard)
  • Balinese: ᬭᬓ᭄ᬱ (raksa, protection, shelter, care)

Further reading

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