nūsāntara

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compound of nūsa (“island”) +‎ antara (“interval, interspace; other, another, different”).

Noun

nūsāntara

the outer islands (from Java island perspective); these islands or achipelagic region later known as Indonesia in modern-day.

Descendants

Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara)
Osing: Nusantara
Tengger: Nusantara
→ Balinese: ᬦᬹᬲᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬭ

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