dwīpa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Doublet of dīpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwi.pa/
• Rhymes: -pa
• Homophone: dwipa
• Hyphenation: dwī‧pa

Noun

dwīpa

1. island

   Synonyms: dīpa, dwīpa, gili, muhara, nūsa, pulo

Derived terms

• dwīpāntara
• Jambūdwīpa
• paradwīpa
• saptadwīpa
• Yawadwīpa

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦢ꧀ꦮꦶꦥ (dwipa) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬤ᭄ᬯᬷᬧ, ᬤ᭄ᬯᬶᬧ (dwipa)

Further reading

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