Madura

See also: madura and madurá

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).^[1]^[2]

Proper noun edit

Madura

An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Derived terms edit

References edit

“Madura”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

^ Turner, P. (1995). Indonesia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Lonely Planet Publications, p. 342
^ Lee, K. C. (1999). Fragile Nation, A: The Indonesian Crisis. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, p. 187

Further reading edit

Madura Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Madurese people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Madurese language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2 edit

Proper noun edit

Madura

Obsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”).
Obsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”).

Anagrams edit

damaru, daruma, maraud

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