lāghawa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाघव (lāghava, “smallness; lightness (also of heart), ease, relief”).

Adjective

lāghawa

  1. swift, agile
  2. dextrous, versatile, skilled
  3. versed, accomplished

Derived terms

  • kalāghawan

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦊꦒꦮ (legawa) (inherited)

Further reading

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