indra

See also: Indra

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese indra, from Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra). Doublet of Indra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indrə/
• Rhymes: -indrə
• Hyphenation: in‧dra

Adjective

indra (Balinese script ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ)

1. big

Further reading

• “indra”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.dra/
• Hyphenation: in‧dra

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit इन्द्रिय (indriya, “sense”). Compare to Standard Malay deria.

Noun

indra

1. sense, any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world

Alternative forms

• deria (Indonesia)
• deria (Standard Malay)
• dria
• indera
• indria

Derived terms

• mengindra
• pengindra
• pengindraan

• indra keenam
• indra pencium
• indra pendengar
• indra penglihat
• indra peraba
• indra perasa
• indra warta

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra).

Noun

indra

1. king

Related terms

• Indra

Further reading

• “indra”, 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

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.dra/
• Hyphenation: in‧dra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra).

Noun

indra

1. name of the god Indra
2. prince
3. eye-ball

Derived terms

• kendran
• pinakendra

• indrabajra
• indrabhawana
• indrabrata
• indracāpa
• indradeśa
• indradik
• indradiśa
• indrajāla
• indrakanyā
• indrakuliśa
• indraloka
• indranagara
• indranīla
• indrapada
• indrapaṭṭa
• indrarājya
• indrawanitā
• indrawarih
• indraśara
• indrākṛti
• indrālaya
• indrānuja
• indrāstra
• indrāyudha
• indrāṇī
• indrāṇīśāstra

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Indra)
  • → Indonesian: Indra (semantic loan)
• → Balinese: ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ (Indra, indra)

Etymology 2

Affixed idĕr +‎ -in-. Doublet of indĕr.

Root

indra

1. wandering, spinning, whirling, unstable

Derived terms

• aṅindra
• iṅindran
• mendra
• mendran

Further reading

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