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
- Javanese chronogram that uses the lunar cycle calculation system
References
- “candrasengkala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016