ꦱꦫ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: sa‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese śara (“grass, reed; arrow; shaft”), from Sanskrit शर (śara, “arrow, shaft”).

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. (literary) arrow

   Synonyms: ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (astra), ꦲꦿꦸ (ru), ꦗꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦫꦶꦁ (jemparing), ꦩꦂꦒꦤ (margana), ꦤꦫꦕ (naraca), ꦥꦤꦃ (panah), ꦫꦸ (ru), ꦮꦫꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (warastra), ꦮꦫꦪꦁ (warayang)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese sara (“pond”), from Pali sara, saras (“lake”), from Sanskrit सरस् (saras, “pond, lake, water”).

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. (literary) pond

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese sāra (“core, pith; energy, firmness, power, strength; chief, essential; energetic, firm, powerful, strong; capable”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “core or pith; firmness, strength, power, energy”). Doublet of ꦱꦫꦶ (sari).

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. essence

Adjective

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. firm

Etymology 4

Noun

ꦱꦫ (sara)

1. Alternative spelling of ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara)

Further reading

• “sara” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “sara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN