jayastamba

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जयस्तम्भ (jayastambha, “column of victory; trophy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒajasˈtamba/ [d͡ʒa.jasˈt̪am.ba]
• Rhymes: -amba
• Syllabification: ja‧yas‧tam‧ba

Noun

jayastamba (plural jayastamba-jayastamba)

1. (archaeology) A triumphal column; a monument built in the form of a column, erected in memory of a heroic commemoration, such as victorious battles, wars, or revolutions.

   Hypernyms: monumen, tugu

Further reading

• “jayastamba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016