dhara

See also: dhārā

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑɾˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɣaɾˠə/

Noun

dhara

1. Lenited form of dara.

Javanese

Romanization

dhara

1. Romanization of ꦝꦫ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर (dhara, “holding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophones: dara, darā, dāra, ḍara, dhara
• Hyphenation: dha‧ra

Noun

dhara

1. holding, bearing, carrying

Derived terms

• bajradhara
• dhanurdhara
• dhurandhara
• jaladhara
• madhudhara
• rawacanadhara
• rūpadhara
• widyādhara
• śaṅkhadhara

 

Further reading

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

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ضَرَر (ḍarar) or ضَرّ (ḍarr).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dhara (ma class, plural madhara)

1. harm, damage, loss, injury, detriment

Related terms

• -dhuru (“to hurt, injure, damage, harm”)