ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ

Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mandrɔ/
  • Rhymes: -drɔ
  • Hyphenation: man‧dra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese mendra (“to wander around; wandering, spinning, whirling, unstable”).

Verb

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. (literary) to travel
    Synonym: ꦩꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (méndra).

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably *ꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (*ndra) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-), from ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Indra) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-).

Adjective

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. extraordinary, great
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese mandra, manda (“weak, faint, faintly visible or audible, dim, soft, gentle, low”), from Sanskrit मन्द्र (mandra, “low, deep”).

Root

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. (literary) gentle, soft

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