dhara

See also: dhārā

English

Noun

dhara (plural dharas)

  1. A natural spring in the Himalayas, especially one used for human consumption.

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

dhara

  1. lenited form of dara

Javanese

Romanization

dhara

  1. romanization of ꦝꦫ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर (dhara, holding).

Pronunciation

Noun

dhara

  1. holding, bearing, carrying

Derived terms

  • bajradhara
  • dhanurdhara
  • dhurandhara
  • jaladhara
  • madhudhara
  • rawacanadhara
  • rūpadhara
  • widyādhara
  • śaṅkhadhara

Further reading

  • "dhara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ضَرَر (ḍarar) or ضَرّ (ḍarr).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

dhara class V (plural madhara class VI)

  1. harm, damage, loss, injury, detriment
  • -dhuru (to hurt, injure, damage, harm)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 186 Nr. 1651