ꦥꦫꦱ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ras/
  • Rhymes: -ras
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese paras (“trimmed; razor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

Noun

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. (krama inggil) trimmed
  2. (krama inggil) razor
Derived terms
  • ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ꦱꦸꦕꦶ (paras suci)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese paras (“rock”). Doublet of ꦥꦝꦱ꧀ (padhas).

Noun

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. rock
  2. hard soil
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: paras

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay paras (“face”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (“face, looks, appearance”).

Noun

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. face

Further reading

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