madukara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay madukara, from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara, “bee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mad̪uˈkara]
• Hyphenation: ma‧du‧ka‧ra

Noun

madukara (first-person possessive madukaraku, second-person possessive madukaramu, third-person possessive madukaranya)

1. (obsolete) bee.

   Synonym: lebah

2. gold-colored silk fabric.

See also

• madu (“honey”)

Further reading

• “madukara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.