ꦕꦫ

Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese cara, cāra, ācāra (“behaviour, conduct”), from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “behaviour, good conduct; usage; custom; rule”), from Sanskrit चर् (car, “to move, to practice”).

Noun

ꦕꦫ (cara)

  1. manner, way, custom, style
  2. language
Derived terms
  • ꦕꦫꦤꦺ (carané)
  • ꦢꦶꦕꦫ (dicara)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese cāra (“spy; messenger, emissary”), from Sanskrit चार (cāra, “travelling; bait, trap”).

Noun

ꦕꦫ (cara)

  1. spy
  2. messenger, emissary

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “cara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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