kiara

See also: Kiara and kĩara

Sundanese

Etymology

Blend of ki +‎ ara, the latter from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa (“Ficus spp.”). Compare with Old Javanese hara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.(j)a.ra/

Noun

kiara (Sundanese script ᮊᮤᮃᮛ)

1. a kind of banyan tree; Ficus sp.

Further reading

• "KIJARA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij