rṣi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi).

Noun

rṣi

1. sage, seer
2. cleric

Alternative forms

• rĕsi

Derived terms

• karĕṣyan

 

Descendants

• → Javanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)
• → Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)
• → Malay: resi
  • → Indonesian: rêsi (“sage”)

Further reading

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