ꦢꦫ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦢꦫ
Pegon
Roman dara

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese dara, darā (“pigeon; dove”).

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (krama-ngoko) pigeon
  2. (krama-ngoko) dove

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (literary) virgin

Etymology 3

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara)

Etymology 4

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. a tube for tapping palm fruit

References

  • “dara” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “dara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Old Javanese

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. alternative spelling of dara (“dove; pigeon”)
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