ꦏꦩꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

Noun

ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)

1. room (within building)

Derived terms

• ꦔꦩꦂ (ngamar)

 

• ꦏꦩꦂꦏꦼꦕꦶꦭ꧀ (kamar kecil)
• ꦏꦩꦂꦧꦺꦴꦭꦃ (kamar bolah)
• ꦏꦩꦂꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (kamar mandhi)
• ꦏꦩꦂꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀ (kamar obat)

 

Descendants

• > Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kamar”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN