śīla

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.la/
Rhymes: -la
Homophones: sila, śila, śilā, śīla
Hyphenation: si‧la

Noun

śīla

moral character
action, conduct
good conduct, good character

Derived terms

makaśīla

Descendants

→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)

Further reading

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

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