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mara.

calamity, danger

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈma.ra]
  1. calamity, danger

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay مارا (mara), from Sanskrit मार (māra, “slaughter, destruction”). Possibly doublet of marah.

noun[ˈma.ra]
  1. Limacodidae

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Coastal Konjo [Term?] or Highland Konjo [Term?].

verb[ˈma.ra]
  1. to go

  2. to advance, to move forward.

  3. to approach.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦫ (mara, “to come, to approach”).

noun[ˈma.ra]
  1. parasol leaf tree, blush macaranga, nasturtium tree, David's heart, heart leaf (Macaranga tanarius)

Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun[ˈma.ra]
  1. synonym of kotamara (“a kind of naval defensive structure”)

  2. synonym of sangga mara

Where this word comes from

From Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort, shed, hut”) + मार (māra, “killing, destroying”).

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