komala

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ma.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: ko‧ma‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोमल (komala, “tender, delicate, soft; gentle, charming, sweet”).

Adjective

komala

1. tender, soft
2. sweet
3. pleasing
4. charming, attractive.

Derived terms

• komalaswara

 

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably figurative sense of etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

komala

1. a kind of precious stone

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦏꦺꦴꦩꦭ (komala), ꦏꦸꦩꦭ (kumala) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: kumala
• >? Malay: kemala, gemala
  • > Indonesian: kemala (inherited)

Further reading

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