ꦭꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese lara. Cognate of Balinese ᬮᬭ (lara, “sick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ.rɔ/ (Yogyakarta, Surakarta)
• Hyphenation: la‧ra

Adjective

ꦭꦫ (lara) (ngoko)

1. sick.

   Synonyms: (krama andap) ꦱꦏꦶꦠ꧀ (sakit), (krama inggil) ꦒꦼꦫꦃ (gerah)

Alternative forms

• loro (non-standard)
• lårå (non-standard)
• lârâ (Suriname)

Further reading

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