banaspati.
a kind of evil spirit with flame shapes like a fireball that often hovering in the night
Meaning & usage
a kind of evil spirit with flame shapes like a fireball that often hovering in the night
such ornaments, usually placed on fences, gates, or entrances to buildings and temples
Where this word comes from
From Javanese ꦧꦤꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (banaspati, “fire-demon”) (compare Balinese banaspati (“a lord of demon”)), from Old Javanese banaspati (“wood-devil; big tree”), from Sanskrit वनस्पति (vanaspati, “name of a gandharvī”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.