Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit दार (dāra, wife).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dāra

  1. wife

Further reading

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  • "dāra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit दार (dāra).

Noun

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dāra m

  1. young woman
  2. wife, married woman
    • Suttapiṭaka, Khuddanikāya, Vimānavatthu 973
      sakena dārena ca tuṭṭho ahosiṃ
      I was satisfied with my own wife
    Synonym: itthi
    Synonym: dārā

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead