muhara

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Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Prakrit *muhavara, from Sanskrit मुख (mukha) +‎ द्वार (dvāra) (compare to Tamil முகத்துவாரம் (mukattuvāram, mouth (of river); estuary)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mu.ha.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ha‧ra

Noun[edit]

muhara

  1. estuary
  2. coast
  3. island
    Synonyms: dīpa, dwīpa, gili, muhara, nūsa, pulo

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦩꦸꦮꦫ (muwara)

Further reading[edit]

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

Remontado Agta[edit]

Noun[edit]

muhára

  1. spear