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karas.

cakes or snacks made from rice flour

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cakes or snacks made from rice flour

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay karas.

verb/ˈkaras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to strengthen the ankles of the prospective husband and the ankles of the prospective wife when the prospective wife is asleep as a sign of engagement

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Blagar [Term?].

noun/ˈkaras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. agar, agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay karas

noun/ˈkaras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. niche in the wall of a grave for the corpse.

  2. grave

  3. material or writing base for ancient Javanese manuscripts made from pieces of wood or stone

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese karas, from Old Javanese karas (“material used to write”).

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