prahara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦲꦫ (prahara, “storm; typhoon”), from Sanskrit प्रहार (prahāra, “attack, hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.ha.ra/
• Hyphenation: pra‧ha‧ra

Noun

prahara

1. (Java) storm; typhoon
2. (figurative) destructive event

Further reading

• “prahara” 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.

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Malay

Noun

prahara (plural prahara-prahara, informal 1st possessive praharaku, 2nd possessive praharamu, 3rd possessive praharanya)

1. storm; typhoon