ꦧꦫꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese barah (“leprous ulcer”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.rah/
• Rhymes: -rah
• Hyphenation: ba‧rah

Noun

ꦧꦫꦃ (barah)

1. leprosy

Further reading

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