yuddha

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha, war).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: yu‧ddha

Noun

yuddha

  1. battle, fight, war.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦪꦸꦢ (yuda) (inherited)

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (juddha).

Noun

yuddha n

  1. battle, war, fight
    Synonyms: saṅgāma, samara, raṇa

Declension

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “yuddha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 557
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuddha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607