ꦕꦼꦩꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese camara, cāmara, from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”), चमर (camara, “yak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.mɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: ce‧ma‧ra

Noun

ꦕꦼꦩꦫ (cemara)

1. knotted false hair
2. horsehair brush for sweeping
3. (botany) any tree or shrub of genus Casuarina

Alternative forms

• ꦕꦩꦫ (camara)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “cemara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN