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perwara.

female escort of the king

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pərˈwara/Standard-Indonesian[pərˈwa.ra]Standard-Indonesian
  1. female escort of the king

    archaic
  2. queen

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay perwara (“the damsels of a court; the retinue of a princess”), from Javanese prawara (“soldier; ladies-in-waiting of a queen; leader; knight; judge”), from Old Javanese prawara (“excellent, best (most prominent) among; eminent, worthy”), from Sanskrit प्रवर (pravara, “best, chief”).

noun/pərˈwara/Standard-Indonesian[pərˈwa.ra]Standard-Indonesian
  1. guardian or peripheral temple

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रावर (prāvara, “fence, enclosure”).

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