ꦏꦩꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

Noun

ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)

  1. room (within building)

Derived terms

  • ꦔꦩꦂ (ngamar)
  • ꦏꦩꦂꦏꦼꦕꦶꦭ꧀ (kamar kecil)
  • ꦏꦩꦂꦧꦺꦴꦭꦃ (kamar bolah)
  • ꦏꦩꦂꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (kamar mandhi)
  • ꦏꦩꦂꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀ (kamar obat)

Descendants

  • > Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kamar”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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