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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635 WAJA - steel Variant - baja, baja Skt. vajra steel - WAJAN a frying pan, basin, bowl (of metal), wares Variant - bajan Skt bhajana - a vessel, pot, cup, plate WAK - Shajrat al-wak - "tree of tongues" - a tree the leaves of which spoke 1 like tongues and ridiculed Alexander for folly of his ambition Seri Wak Raja - sl gelaran utk pembesar (kerajaan Melaka) - KD 1542 Skt. c vaka - speech, uttering, voice 1 WALIMANA a fabulous bird; a legendary man-bird, harpy Variants walmana, wal (i), waliman, wilmana WANARA Skt. Rvanara - a monkey, an ape WANGSA - royal family, race. The form wangsa is met in diwangsa ( an honorific) and meduwangsa (pronounced as muda wangsa and interpreted as "youthful" whence wangsa occurs sometimes as an abridged honorific ("noble" or of exalted race =adiwangsa ), and sometimes with the meaning "young"; teri -wangsa - the triple race , i. e. the three Aryan castes in contrast to the out castes or sudras Variant bangsa Skt. T vamsa - a race, family, dynasty, lineage WANITA - a woman, a lady Skt. a vanita- a woman in general; a wife, mistress; any beloved woman WARGA - family, children and grand children, a member (of a family society etc.)