cemara

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cemara (“casuarina”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ˈma.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: cê‧ma‧ra

Noun

cêmara (plural cemara-cemara, first-person possessive cemaraku, second-person possessive cemaramu, third-person possessive cemaranya)

1. tuft
2. wig, chignon
3. fly-brush
4. hair-bun
5. (botany) Any tree of genus Casuarina

   Synonyms: arun, eru, kasuarina, ru

   1. coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina or whistling tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)

Further reading

• “cemara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

cemara

1. Romanization of ꦕꦼꦩꦫ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चमर (camara).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəmarə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəmara/
• Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə

Noun

cemara (Jawi spelling چمارا, plural cemara-cemara, informal 1st possessive cemaraku, 2nd possessive cemaramu, 3rd possessive cemaranya)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

Synonyms

• eru / ru / ارو / رو

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cemara (inherited)

Further reading

• “cemara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.