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Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRa₂ (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Doublet of rara.
Noun
ḍara
- girl, maiden
Descendants
Etymology 2
Unknown, perhaps similar to previous etymology.
Root
ḍara
- elated
Derived terms
Further reading
- "ḍara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.