arja

arja

See also: Arja and árja

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese arja, arjya, rĕja (good, beautiful, fortunate), probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈard͡ʒə]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ja

Noun

arja (Balinese script ᬅᬃᬚ)

  1. (drama) a Balinese dramatic performance, but often only a dance.


Descendants

  • Indonesian: arja

Further reading

  • arja”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese arja, probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈard͡ʒa/ [ˈar.d͡ʒa]
  • Rhymes: -ard͡ʒa
  • Syllabification: ar‧ja

Noun

arja (plural arja-arja)

  1. (drama) a Balinese dramatic performance, but often only a dance

Alternative forms

  • arje

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

arja

  1. romanization of ꦲꦂꦗ

Maltese

Etymology

    Borrowed from Sicilian ària, metathesis of an earlier àira, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr). Doublet of ajru

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaːr.ja/
    • Audio (Gozo):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aːrja

    Noun

    arja f (plural arjiet or arijiet)

    1. air
      Synonym: hewwa

    Old Javanese

    Etymology

    Unknown, probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj, to direct, to stretch) or Sanskrit अर्ज् (arj, to be of good health, literally to procure, acquire, obtain).

    Adjective

    arja

    1. nice
    2. pretty
    3. handsome
    4. beautiful
    5. attractive
    6. well arranged, well adapted
    7. fitting
    8. harmonious

    Alternative forms

    Descendants

    Further reading

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