ꦭꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese lara. Cognate of Balinese lara (“sick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ.rɔ/ (Yogyakarta, Surakarta)
  • Hyphenation: la‧ra

Adjective

ꦭꦫ (lara) (ngoko)

  1. sick.
    Synonyms: (krama andap) ꦱꦏꦶꦠ꧀ (sakit), (krama inggil) ꦒꦼꦫꦃ (gerah)

Alternative forms

  • loro (non-standard)
  • lårå (non-standard)
  • lârâ (Suriname)

Further reading

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