ꦱꦫ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: sa‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese śara (“grass, reed; arrow; shaft”), from Sanskrit शर (śara, “arrow, shaft”).

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. (literary) arrow

   Synonyms: ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (astra), ꦲꦿꦸ (ru), ꦗꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦫꦶꦁ (jemparing), ꦩꦂꦒꦤ (margana), ꦤꦫꦕ (naraca), ꦥꦤꦃ (panah), ꦫꦸ (ru), ꦮꦫꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (warastra), ꦮꦫꦪꦁ (warayang)

Etymology 2

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. Alternative spelling of ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara)

Further reading

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