cemara

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cemara (“casuarina”), from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”) or चमर (camara, “yak”). Displaced native eru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ˈma.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: cê‧ma‧ra

Noun

cêmara (plural cemara-cemara)

1. tuft
2. wig, chignon
3. fly-brush
4. hair-bun
5. (botany) any tree of genus Casuarina

   Synonyms: arun, eru, kasuarina, ru

   1. coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina or whistling tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)

Further reading

• “cemara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

cemara

1. romanization of ꦕꦼꦩꦫ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”) or चमर (camara, “yak”). Displaced native eru.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈmara/ [t͡ʃəˈma.ra]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈmarə/ [t͡ʃəˈma.rə]
• Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə

Noun

cemara (Jawi spelling چمارا, plural cemara-cemara or cemara²)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

Synonyms

• eru
• ru

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cemara (inherited)

Further reading

• "cemara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "cemara" at PRPM first version)