ꦱꦶꦏꦫ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sikɔrɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: si‧ka‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sikara (“to impose one's will, to insist on having one's own way; to force, to molest, to vex, to trouble”).

Verb

ꦱꦶꦏꦫ (sikara)

1. to betray
2. to hurt
3. to torture

Derived terms

• ꦚꦶꦏꦫ (nyikara)
• ꦩꦶꦏꦫ (mikara)

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦱꦶꦏꦫ (sikara)

1. (dialect) hand, shoulder
2. (dialect) tip, peak

Further reading

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