asmara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay asmara, from Old Javanese asmara, smara (“love, god of love”), from Sanskrit स्मर (smara, “remembering, recollecting”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.ma.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
  • Hyphenation: as‧ma‧ra

Noun

asmara

  1. love
    Synonym: cinta

Alternative forms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्मर (smara).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

asmara (Jawi spelling اسمارا)

  1. love

Verb

asmara (used in the form berasmara)

  1. to make love, to fornicate, to engage in sex

Descendants

  • Indonesian: asmara

Further reading

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