swāgata

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वागत (svāgata, welcome).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swa.ɡa.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Hyphenation: swa‧ga‧ta

Noun

swāgata

  1. welcome, welcoming
  2. (music) name of a metre

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦸꦒꦠ (sugata, refreshment; formal welcome)
  • Balinese: ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬕᬢ (swagata)

Further reading

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