Javanese edit

Other scripts
Carakan ꦢꦫ
Roman dara

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Javanese dara, darā (pigeon; dove).

Noun edit

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (ngoko-krama) pigeon
  2. (ngoko-krama) dove

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍara (girl, maiden), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (maiden, virgin, unmarried girl). Doublet of ꦝꦫ (dhara) and ꦫꦫ (rara).

Noun edit

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (literary) virgin

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. Alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara)

References edit

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


Old Javanese edit

Noun edit

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. Alternative spelling of dara (dove; pigeon)