Javanese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pa.ras/
  • Rhymes: -ras
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Javanese paras (trimmed; razor), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (shaved off, made smooth).

Noun edit

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. (krama inggil) trimmed
  2. (krama inggil) razor
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Javanese paras (rock). Doublet of ꦥꦝꦱ꧀ (padhas).

Noun edit

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. rock
  2. hard soil
Descendants edit
  • Indonesian: paras

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Malay paras (face), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (face, looks, appearance).

Noun edit

ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras)

  1. face

Further reading edit

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