cemara

Inherited from Malay cemara (“casuarina”), from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”) or चमर (camara, “yak”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ˈma.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: cê‧ma‧ra

cêmara (plural cemara-cemara)

1. tuft
2. wig, chignon
3. fly-brush
4. hair-bun
5. (botany) any tree of genus Casuarina

   Synonyms: arun, eru, kasuarina, ru

   1. coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina or whistling tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)

• “cemara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

cemara

1. romanization of ꦕꦼꦩꦫ

From Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”) or चमर (camara, “yak”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəmarə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəmara/
• Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə

cemara (Jawi spelling چمارا, plural cemara-cemara)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

• eru / ru / ارو / رو

• > Indonesian: cemara (inherited)

• “cemara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.