prahara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese prahara (ꦥꦿꦲꦫ, “storm; typhoon”), from Old Javanese prahāra (“stroke, blow, knock, gust, squall”), from Sanskrit प्रहार (prahāra, “attack, hit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [praˈhara]
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ha‧ra

Noun

prahara

  1. (Java) storm; typhoon
    Synonyms: angin ribut, badai, topan
  2. (figurative) destructive event

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese prahara (ꦥꦿꦲꦫ, “storm; typhoon”), from Old Javanese prahāra (“stroke, blow, knock, gust, squall”), from Sanskrit प्रहार (prahāra, “attack, hit”).

Noun

prahara (Jawi spelling ڤراهارا, plural prahara-prahara, informal 1st possessive praharaku, 2nd possessive praharamu, 3rd possessive praharanya)

  1. storm; typhoon

Descendants

  • Indonesian: prahara

Further reading

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