ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ

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Javanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mandrɔ/
  • Rhymes: -drɔ
  • Hyphenation: man‧dra

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese mendra (to wander around; wandering, spinning, whirling, unstable).

Verb[edit]

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. (literary) to travel
    Synonym: ꦩꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (méndra).

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown, probably *ꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (*ndra) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-), from ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Indra) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-).

Adjective[edit]

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. extraordinary, great
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese mandra, manda (weak, faint, faintly visible or audible, dim, soft, gentle, low), from Sanskrit मन्द्र (mandra, low, deep).

Root[edit]

ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (mandra)

  1. (literary) gentle, soft

Further reading[edit]

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “mandra”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN