ꦱꦱꦶꦃ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦱꦱꦶꦃ
• Roman: sasi

Etymology

Derived from Old Javanese sasih (“moon, month”), borrowed from Sanskrit शशिन् (śaśin, “containing a hare, moon”). Hare on the moon is a folklore popular among Asian cultures.

Noun

ꦱꦱꦶꦃ (ngoko ꦱꦱꦶꦃ, krama ꦮꦸꦭꦤ꧀)

1. (dialectal) Alternative spelling of ꦱꦱꦶ (sasi)

References

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