ꦕꦼꦩꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese camara, cāmara, from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”), चमर (camara, “yak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.mɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ma‧ra

Noun

ꦕꦼꦩꦫ (cemara)

  1. knotted false hair
  2. horsehair brush for sweeping
  3. (botany) any tree or shrub of genus Casuarina

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “cemara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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