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Javanese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese dara, darā (“pigeon; dove”).
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- (ngoko-krama) pigeon
- (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)
- (literary) virgin
Etymology 3
Noun
ꦢꦫ (dara)
- 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)
- Alternative spelling of dara (“dove; pigeon”)