kaṇḍa

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.da/
• Rhymes: -da
• Hyphenation: kaṇ‧ḍa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).

Noun

kaṇḍa

1. section
2. story
3. poem
4. portion, piece, division

Derived terms

• akaṇḍa
• akaṇḍa-kaṇḍa
• kakaṇḍa
• kinaṇḍa
• makaṇḍa

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦤ꧀ꦝ (kandha)
• → Balinese: ᬓᬡ᭄ᬟ (kanda)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa).

Noun

kaṇḍa

1. sword, dagger
2. arrow

Derived terms

• kinaṇḍa
• makaṇḍa

 

Further reading

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