paramasastra
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (paramasastra, “grammar”), probably calque of Dutch spraakkunst, from Old Javanese parama (“finest”) + śāstra, from Sanskrit परम (parama, “finest”) + शास्त्र (śāstra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paramaˈsastra]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ma‧sas‧tra
Noun
paramasastra (first-person possessive paramasastraku, second-person possessive paramasastramu, third-person possessive paramasastranya)
- (linguistics, grammar, dated) grammar:
- Synonyms: gramatika, nahu, tata bahasa
- a system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- a book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
Related terms
Further reading
- “paramasastra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
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