dānta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान्त (dānta, “tamed, docile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: danta, ḍanta
• Hyphenation: dān‧ta

Adjective

dānta

1. tamed
2. restrained
3. subdued
4. mild
5. patient

Derived terms

• durdānta
• sudānta

 

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ (danta)

Further reading

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