ꦥꦿꦠꦩ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prathama (“first; chief; excellence; firstly”), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, “first, primary, original”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.tɔ.mɔ/
• Rhymes: -mɔ
• Hyphenation: pra‧ta‧ma

Numeral

ꦥꦿꦠꦩ (pratama)

1. first
2. one

Noun

ꦥꦿꦠꦩ (pratama)

1. best

Proper noun

ꦥꦿꦠꦩ (Pratama)

1. a male given name from Sanskrit

Descendants

• → Indonesian: pratama, Pratama

Further reading

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