ꦝꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍara (“girl, maiden”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Doublet of ꦢꦫ (dara) and ꦫꦫ (rara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ
  • Hyphenation: dha‧ra

Noun

ꦝꦫ (dhara)

  1. almost a parent (chicken, cow, buffalo, etc.)
  2. responsibility

Further reading

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