candrasengkala

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese candrasangkala, from Old Javanese, perhaps from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”) + शककाल (śakakāla, “Shaka era”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃandrasəŋˈkala/ [t͡ʃan.dra.səŋˈka.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: can‧dra‧seng‧ka‧la

Noun

candrasêngkala

  1. Javanese chronogram that uses the lunar cycle calculation system

References

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