sastra

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Balinese

Romanization

sastra

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ
  2. Romanization of ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sastera, from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, scripture).

Pronunciation

Noun

sastra (plural sastra-sastra)

  1. literary language.
  2. literature.
    Synonyms: kesusasteraan, literatur
  3. (Hinduism) Shastra; scripture
  4. (archaic) book of Javanese divination
    Synonyms: pustaka, primbon
  5. (archaic) letter (character)
    Synonyms: tulisan, huruf

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Javanese

Romanization

sastra

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

sastra f (plural sastras)

  1. female equivalent of sastre

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