ꦭꦸꦢꦶꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rudhira (“blood”), from Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhira, “blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.di.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: lu‧di‧ra

Noun

ꦭꦸꦢꦶꦫ (ludira)

1. (literary) blood

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦒꦼꦠꦶꦃ (getih), (krama) ꦫꦃ (rah), ꦝꦫꦃ (dharah), ꦩꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (marus), ꦭꦸꦢꦶꦫ (ludira), ꦫꦸꦢꦶꦫ (rudira)

Alternative forms

• ꦫꦸꦢꦶꦫ (rudira) (archaic)

Further reading

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