darā

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Old Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan ꦢꦫꦴ
Roman darā

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown, probably from inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq (blood) (Doublet of rah, rāh (blood)), from Proto-Austronesian *-Raq (red), which refers to red collared dove or red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica). Doublet of harawa and kaḍawa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

darā

  1. pigeon
  2. dove

Synonyms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦢꦫ (dara) (inherited)
  • >? Malay: dara
    • > Indonesian: dara (inherited)

References

  • "darā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.