cāmara

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”), चमर (camara, “yak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.ma.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophone: camara
• Hyphenation: cā‧ma‧ra

Noun

cāmara

1. chowrie,
2. fly-whisk
3. fan
4. plume, tuft

Derived terms

• kṛṣṇacāmara
• śwetacāmara

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦩꦫ (camara), ꦕꦼꦩꦫ (cemara) (inherited)

Noun

cāmara

1. casuarina

Alternative forms

• camara

Derived terms

• añāmara
• añāmarani

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦩꦫ (camara), ꦕꦼꦩꦫ (cemara) (inherited)

Further reading

• "cāmara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.