Kresna

See also: kresna

Javanese

Alternative forms
Other scripts
Carakan ꦏꦿꦺꦱ꧀ꦤ
Roman Kresna (standard); Kresno (non-standard)

Etymology

From Old Javanese kṛṣṇa (“black, dark, the dark half of the lunar month”), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa, “black”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrəsnɔ/
  • Hyphenation: Krès‧na

Noun

Kresna

  1. the child who was born with smooth black skin

Further reading
  • “Kresna” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.
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