śīla

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शील (śīla, conduct, morality).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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śīla

  1. moral character
  2. action, conduct
  3. good conduct, good character
  4. (Buddhism) ethics, morality

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, conduct)

Further reading

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