séwaka

See also: sewaka

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka, “servant”)

Noun

séwaka

  1. servant
    • c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:
      Beunang nu pakabrata séwaka ka déwata
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese séwaka, from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka, “servant”)

Noun

séwaka

  1. servant
  2. down payment from a pregnant woman to midwife who will help her deliver her child later

Further reading

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