ꦕꦫ
Javanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Javanese cara, cāra, ācāra (“behaviour, conduct”), from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “behaviour, good conduct; usage; custom; rule”), from Sanskrit चर् (car, “to move, to practice”).
Noun
editꦕꦫ (cara)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Old Javanese cāra (“spy; messenger, emissary”), from Sanskrit चार (cāra, “travelling; bait, trap”).
Noun
editꦕꦫ (cara)
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “cara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN