pramāṇa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa, “proof, evidence; measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.ma.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: pra‧ma‧na

Noun

pramāṇa

1. measure
2. proof, evidence
3. argumentation
4. standard
5. authority
6. ruler, governor

Alternative forms

• pĕrmana
• prĕmana

Derived terms

• amramāṇa
• kapramāṇa
• kapramāṇan
• kapramāṇan
• makapramāṇa
• mapramāṇa
• pinramāṇan
• pinramāṇākĕn
• tan papramāṇa

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦥꦿꦩꦤ (pramana)
  • → Indonesian: Pramono
• → Balinese: ᬧ᭄ᬭᬫᬡ (pramana)

Further reading

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