jauhar

English

Alternative forms

• johar
• juhar

Noun

jauhar (uncountable)

1. (historical) The mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jauhar, from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒau̯har/
• Hyphenation: jau‧har
• Rhymes: -har, -ar, -r

Noun

jauhar (plural jauhar-jauhar, first-person possessive jauharku, second-person possessive jauharmu, third-person possessive jauharnya)

1. diamond
2. semen

Synonyms

• (diamond): intan, wajik
• (semen): mani, peju

Further reading

• “jauhar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.