Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages
by Satya Vrat Shastri | 2005 | 125,218 words
This book, entitled "Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages", explores the profound influence of Sanskrit on Southeast Asian languages and cultures. It highlights India's extensive cultural and linguistic exchanges with Southeast Asia, beginning from ancient times when Indian rulers and religious envoys connected with countries like ...
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589 RUPI-a rupih (currency of India) Rupiah currency of Indonesia Variant - rupiah, rupiyah Skt. rupya - silver; silver (or gold) bearing stamp, a stamped coin, a rupee RUPIA - silver coin Skt. rupya, rupyam - silver or gold bearing stamp, a stamped coin, a rupee RUSA sambhar deer, cervus unicolour, rusa senggirek - unicorn, main hautu rusa a Malay form of hide and seek Skt. ruru - deer S SABA - to seek often, have frequent intercourse, be familiar with; frequenting, visiting Skt. Hc sabha - any room or place much frequented SABDA - saying, a command, ordain, utterance [of God or of His prophets, kings or other high authority, the four Undang of Negeri Sembilan], (loosely) of any prince, chief, statesman; to speak, say, prounce (with dignity or solemnity) In ordinary use limited to the words of the Prophet, or of a non-Moslem royalty or of a Moslem major Chief. The injunctions of the Prophet are sabda nabi; or sabda rasul (Jay. Lengg. Mal. Annals 46, 67). Variant sabeda Skt. sabda - sound (the object of the sense of hearing and property of akasa, sound, note (of birds, men & c), noise in general, the sound of a musical instruments, a word, sound , significant word (meanings of words are sanctioned by the standard authers)