ꦥꦿꦧ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prabhā (“glow, light; splendour, radiance; item of adornment”), from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā, “illumination”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.bɔ/
• Rhymes: -bɔ
• Hyphenation: pra‧ba

Noun

ꦥꦿꦧ (praba)

1. glow, ray of light
2. (art, religion) halo: a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
3. (art, religion) nimbus: a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
4. (art) puppet decoration behind the back (like wings, ribs)

Derived terms

• ꦩꦿꦧ (mraba)
• ꦩꦿꦧꦤꦶ (mrabani)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: praba

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “praba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN