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Javanese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese dara, darā (“pigeon; dove”).
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- (krama-ngoko) pigeon
- (krama-ngoko) 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)
- (literary) virgin
Etymology 3
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- Alternative spelling of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara)
Etymology 4
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- a tube for tapping palm fruit
References
- “dara” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary , Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special , 2023.
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “dara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Old Javanese
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- Alternative spelling of dara (“dove; pigeon”)