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Balinese
Romanization
sastra
- Romanization of ᬲᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ
- Romanization of ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sastera, from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sastra (plural sastra-sastra, first-person possessive sastraku, second-person possessive sastramu, third-person possessive sastranya)
- literary language.
- literature.
- Synonyms: kesusasteraan, literatur
- (Hinduism) Shastra; scripture
- (archaic) book of Javanese divination
- Synonyms: pustaka, primbon
- (archaic) letter (character)
- Synonyms: tulisan, huruf
Derived terms
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Javanese
Romanization
sastra
- Romanization of ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
sastra f (plural sastras)
- female equivalent of sastre
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