sāri

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सार (sāra, soup; extract, essence). Doublet of sāra.

Pronunciation

Noun

sāri

  1. quintessence
  2. pollen
  3. flower

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦱꦫꦶ (sari) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬲᬭᬶ (sari, milk), ᬲᬵᬭᬶ (sari, flower)
  • Malay: sari
    • > Indonesian: sari (inherited)

Further reading

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