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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit खर (khara).
Pronunciation
Adjective
khara
- hard, harsh
- sharp
- acid;
- hot
- hurtful
- injurious
Derived terms
Noun
khara
- donkey
Further reading
- "khara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀔𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- खर (Devanagari script)
- খর (Bengali script)
- ඛර (Sinhalese script)
- ခရ or ၶရ (Burmese script)
- ขร or ขะระ (Thai script)
- ᨡᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂຣ or ຂະຣະ (Lao script)
- ខរ (Khmer script)
- 𑄈𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khara).
Noun
khara m
- donkey
Declension
Declension table of "khara" (masculine)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit क्षर n (kṣara, “water”).
Noun
khara gender unattested
- water
Usage notes
Only attested as the first element of compounds. While it was probably neuter as in Sanskrit, it may also have been masculine, as in क्षर m (kṣara, “cloud”).
Declension
Declension table of "khara"
Derived terms