darā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dara"

Japanese

Romanization

darā

1. Rōmaji transcription of だらあ

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese	ꦢꦫꦴ
Balinese	ᬤᬭᬵ
Roman	darā

Alternative forms

• dara

Etymology

Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq (“blood”) (doublet of rah, rāh (“blood”)), from Proto-Austronesian *-Raq (“red”), which refers to red collared doves or red turtle doves (Streptopelia tranquebarica). Doublet of harawa and kaḍawa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophones: dara, darā, dāra, ḍara, dhara
• Hyphenation: da‧rā

Noun

darā

1. pigeon
2. dove

Synonyms

• harawa
• kaḍawa

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦢꦫ (dara) (inherited)
• >? Malay: dara
  • > Indonesian: dara (inherited)

References

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