tirta

Balinese

Romanization

tirta

  1. Romanization of ᬢᬷᬃᬢ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese tirta (ꦠꦶꦂꦠ, water, holy water), from Old Javanese tirta (holy water), tīrtha (bathing-place, holy water), from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha, bathing-place).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tir.ta/
  • Hyphenation: tir‧ta

Noun

tirta (first-person possessive tirtaku, second-person possessive tirtamu, third-person possessive tirtanya)

  1. water
    Synonym: air

Usage notes

Tirta is primarily used for water in cleansing ritual.

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tirta

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦶꦂꦠ.
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