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lontar.

to throw

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈlɔnt̪ar]
  1. to throw

Where this word comes from

From Malay lontar.

noun[ˈlɔnt̪ar]
  1. lontar: the tree (Borassus flabellifer).

  2. lontar: the leaf

  3. lontar: the palm-leaf manuscript

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ, ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦭ꧀ (lontar, rontal), from Old Javanese lontar, rontar, rontal, compound of ron (“leaf”); tal, tala (“palm”), from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palm”).

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