surā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरा (surā, wine, spirituous liquor).

Pronunciation

Noun

surā

  1. spirituous liquor

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦫ (sura) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬲᬸᬭᬵ (sura)

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुरा (súrā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *súraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súraH.

Noun

surā f

  1. distilled liquor (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “surā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead