ꦭꦲꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese walahar (“mountain-stream”) (compare to Old Javanese balabar (“to stream (scatter) in all directions”) for the stream sense).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lahar/

Noun

ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar)

  1. (geology) lahar: volcanic mudflow.

Descendants
  • → English: lahar
  • → Indonesian: lahar
  • → Malay: lahar

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