ꦭꦲꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese walahar (“mountain-stream”) (compare to Old Javanese balabar (“to stream (scatter) in all directions”) for the stream sense).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lahar/

Noun

ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar)

1. (geology) lahar: volcanic mudflow.

Descendants

• → English: lahar
• → Indonesian: lahar
• → Malay: lahar

Further reading

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

• “lahar” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.