muara

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay muara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.a.ra/, /mwa.ra/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra, mua‧ra

Noun

muara

1. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)

   Synonym: kuala

Esperanto

Etymology

From muari +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈara/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: mu‧a‧ra

Adjective

muara (accusative singular muaran, plural muaraj, accusative plural muarajn)

1. moire (watered)

Further reading

• “muara”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈaɾa/ [muˈa.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra

Verb

muara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of muar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay muara, probably derived from Prakrit *muhavara, derived from Sanskrit मुख (mukha) +‎ द्वार (dvāra) (compare to Tamil முகத்துவாரம் (mukattuvāram, “mouth (of river); estuary”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmua̯.ra]
• Hyphenation: mua‧ra

Noun

muara (plural muara-muara)

1. mouth: the end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water

   Synonym: kuala

2. (figurative) end

   Synonym: ujung

Derived terms

• bermuara

Further reading

• “muara”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Compare Brunei Malay muara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.a.ra/, /mwa.ra/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: mu‧a‧ra, mua‧ra

Noun

muara

1. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)

Descendants

• Indonesian: muara