śūra

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शूर (śūra, “strong, powerful, valiant, heroic, brave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophones: sura, surā, śūra
• Hyphenation: śū‧ra

Noun

śūra

1. champion, hero, valiant man, warrior

Adjective

śūra

1. brave, heroic, valiant

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦫ (sura) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬰᬹᬭ (sura)

Further reading

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