ḍara

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪a.ra/
Rhymes: -ra
Homophones: dara, darā, dāra, ḍara, dhara
Hyphenation: ḍa‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Doublet of rara.

Noun

ḍara

girl, maiden

Alternative forms

rara

Descendants

> Javanese: ꦝꦫ (dhara), ꦢꦫ (dara) (inherited)

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps similar to previous etymology.

Root

ḍara

elated

Derived terms

aḍara-ḍaran
aḍaran
ḍara-ḍara
ḍara-ḍaran

Further reading

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

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