madukara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay madukara, from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara, “bee”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maduˈkara/ [ma.duˈka.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ma‧du‧ka‧ra

Noun

madukara (first-person possessive madukaraku, second-person possessive madukaramu, third-person possessive madukaranya)

1. (obsolete) bee

   Synonym: lebah

2. gold-colored silk fabric

See also

• madu (“honey”)

Further reading

• “madukara” 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.