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cemara.

tuft

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃə.ˈma.ra/

  1. tuft

  2. wig, chignon

  3. fly-brush

  4. hair-bun

  5. any tree of genus Casuarina

  6. any tree of genus Casuarina coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina or whistling tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay cemara (“casuarina”), from Sanskrit चामर (cāmara, “chowrie”) or चमर (camara, “yak”). Displaced native eru.

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