ḍara

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophones: dara, darā, dāra, ḍara, dhara
• Hyphenation: ḍa‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Doublet of rara.

Noun

ḍara

1. girl, maiden

Alternative forms

• rara

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦝꦫ (dhara), ꦢꦫ (dara) (inherited)

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps similar to previous etymology.

Root

ḍara

1. elated

Derived terms

• aḍara-ḍaran
• aḍaran
• ḍara-ḍara
• ḍara-ḍaran

 

Further reading

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