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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay cemara (“casuarina”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ˈma.ra/
- Rhymes: -ra
- Hyphenation: cê‧ma‧ra
Noun
cêmara (plural cemara-cemara)
- tuft
- wig, chignon
- fly-brush
- hair-bun
- (botany) Any tree of genus Casuarina
- Synonyms: arun, eru, kasuarina, ru
- coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina or whistling tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)
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Javanese
Romanization
cemara
- Romanization of ꦕꦼꦩꦫ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit चमर (camara).
Pronunciation
Noun
cemara (Jawi spelling چمارا, plural cemara-cemara, informal 1st possessive cemaraku, 2nd possessive cemaramu, 3rd possessive cemaranya)
- casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)
Synonyms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: cemara (inherited)
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