Madura

See also: madura and madurá

English

Etymology 1

From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).[1][2]

Proper noun

Madura

  1. An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, P. (1995). Indonesia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Lonely Planet Publications, p. 342
  2. ^ Lee, K. C. (1999). Fragile Nation, A: The Indonesian Crisis. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, p. 187

Further reading

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Madura

  1. Obsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”).
  2. Obsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”).

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Madurese Madhurâ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /maˈdura/ [maˈdu.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: Ma‧du‧ra

Proper noun

Madura

  1. Madura (an island of Indonesia off the coast of Java)
  2. Madurese (an Austronesian language spoken predominantly on the island of Madura)
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