muara

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay muara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.a.ra/, /mwa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra, mua‧ra

Noun

muara

  1. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)
    Synonym: kuala

Esperanto

Etymology

From muari +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈara/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra

Adjective

muara (accusative singular muaran, plural muaraj, accusative plural muarajn)

  1. moire (watered)

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈaɾa/ [muˈa.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra

Verb

muara

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of muar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay muara, probably derived from Prakrit *muhavara, derived from Sanskrit मुख (mukha) +‎ द्वार (dvāra) (compare to Tamil முகத்துவாரம் (mukattuvāram, mouth (of river); estuary)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmua̯.ra]
  • Hyphenation: mua‧ra

Noun

muara (plural muara-muara)

  1. mouth: the end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water
    Synonym: kuala
  2. (figurative) end
    Synonym: ujung

Derived terms

  • bermuara

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Compare Brunei Malay muara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.a.ra/, /mwa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra, mua‧ra

Noun

muara

  1. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: muara