bramacorah

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦿꦩꦕꦺꦴꦫꦃ (bramacorah, “criminal; defendant”), from Old Javanese brama, brahma (“anger”) +‎ corah, cora (“thief”), from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman, “the Absolute”) +‎ चोर (cora, “thief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bramaˈt͡ʃorah/
  • Rhymes: -rah, -ah, -h
  • Hyphenation: bra‧ma‧co‧rah

Noun

bramacorah (plural bramacorah-bramacorah)

  1. repeat offender
    Synonyms: penjahat kambuhan, rèsidivis
    Synonym: pesalah berulang (Standard Malay)
  2. criminal, felon, bandit

Further reading

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