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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दार (dāra, “wife”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dāra
- wife
Further reading
- "dāra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀤𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- दार (Devanagari script)
- দার (Bengali script)
- දාර (Sinhalese script)
- ဒါရ or ၻႃရ (Burmese script)
- ทาร or ทาระ (Thai script)
- ᨴᩤᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ທາຣ or ທາຣະ (Lao script)
- ទារ (Khmer script)
- 𑄘𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit दार (dāra).
Noun
dāra m
- young woman
- wife, married woman
- Suttapiṭaka, Khuddanikāya, Vimānavatthu 973
- sakena dārena ca tuṭṭho ahosiṃ
- I was satisfied with my own wife
- Synonym: itthi
- Synonym: dārā
Declension
Declension table of "dāra" (masculine)
Derived terms
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead