rṣi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi).

Noun

rṣi

  1. sage, seer
  2. cleric

Alternative forms
  • rĕsi

Derived terms
  • karĕṣyan

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)
  • → Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)
  • → Malay: resi
    • Indonesian: rêsi (“sage”)

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