sāra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sara"

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• sara

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “core or pith; firmness, strength, power, energy”). Doublet of sāri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophones: sara, śara
• Hyphenation: sa‧ra

Noun

sāra

1. core, pith
2. energy, firmness, power, strength.

Adjective

sāra

1. chief, essential
2. energetic, firm, powerful, strong
3. capable

Derived terms

• adan sara
• asara
• asara-sara
• asāra
• asāra-sāra
• kasaran
• masāra
• pasāra-sāra
• saha sara
• sasara
• sināra
• tan asara
• tan pasāra
• tan sāra

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦫ (sara) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬲᬵᬭ (sara, “energy”)

Further reading

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