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Balinese
Romanization
indra
- Romanization of ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.dra/
- Hyphenation: in‧dra
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit इन्द्रिय (indriya, “sense”). Compare to Standard Malay deria.
Noun
indra
- sense, any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra).
Noun
indra
- king.
Further reading
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.dra/
- Hyphenation: in‧dra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra).
Noun
indra
- name of the god Indra
- prince
- eye-ball
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Affixed idĕr + -in-. Doublet of indĕr.
Root
indra
- wandering, spinning, whirling, unstable
Derived terms
Further reading
- "indra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.