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khara

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit खर (khara).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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khara

  1. hard, harsh
  2. sharp
  3. acid;
  4. hot
  5. hurtful
  6. injurious

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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khara

  1. donkey

Further reading

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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khara).

Noun

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khara m

  1. donkey
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit क्षर n (kṣara, water).

Noun

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khara gender unattested

  1. water
Usage notes
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Only attested as the first element of compounds. While it was probably neuter as in Sanskrit, it may also have been masculine, as in क्षर m (kṣara, cloud).

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