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Etymology

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From Sanskrit वर्ण (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "Latnx" is not valid. See WT:LOS.). Compare English varna.

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warna

  1. colour
    • 1909, Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Straits Branch, page 58,
      Di-pakai jubah kasa halus
      Jubah mĕleret sampai kaki ;
      Sĕrban kashmiri warna hijau
      Bukan buatan nĕgĕri ini,
      A robe of fine gauze was worn
      A robe that stretched down to the legs ;
      A green-coloured Kashmiri turban
      Not made of this land,
    • 1981, Shahnon Ahmad, Srengenge, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, page 14,
      Dan bintik-bintik warna darah beku berselerak ke situ berselerak ke sini.
      And spots the colour of clotted blood were scattered here and there.
    • 1991, Ahmad J. Husein, Terbalik, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, page 20,
      Di tengah laut warna malam nampak bersatu dengan warna air laut.
      In the middle of the sea, the colour of the night looked as though it had merged with the colour of the seawater.

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References

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  • "warna" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 353.
  • "warna" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 678.