ꦢꦫ

Javanese
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦢꦫ
Roman dara

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese dara, darā (“pigeon; dove”).

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (ngoko-krama) pigeon
  2. (ngoko-krama) dove

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍara (“girl, maiden”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Doublet of ꦝꦫ (dhara) and ꦫꦫ (rara).

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. (literary) virgin

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. Alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara)

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

Old Javanese

Noun

ꦢꦫ (dara)

  1. Alternative spelling of dara (“dove; pigeon”)
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