jauhar

English

Alternative forms

Noun

jauhar (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jauhar, from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒau̯har/
  • Hyphenation: jau‧har
  • Rhymes: -har, -ar, -r

Noun

jauhar (plural jauhar-jauhar)

  1. diamond
    Synonyms: intan, wajik
  2. semen
    Synonyms: mani, peju

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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