laras

• Hyphenation: la‧ras

laras

1. to treat or do something to each member of a group equally

laras

1. a ripsaw

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: la‧ras

Inherited from Malay laras (“scale, key, tone”), probably from Javanese ꦭꦫꦱ꧀ (laras, “musical scale; tune; harmonious”).

laras (plural laras-laras)

1. scale, key, tone

   Synonyms: nada, tala

2. harmony, concord

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦫꦱ꧀ (laras, “bow”).

laras (comparative lebih laras, superlative paling laras)

1. straight (arrow); long and cylindrical

laras (plural laras-laras)

1. rifle barrel
2. classifier for rifle

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

laras (plural laras-laras)

1. administrative district

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

laras

1. to fall

   Synonyms: gugur, luruh

• “laras”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

laras

1. romanization of ꦭꦫꦱ꧀

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫaː.raːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.ras]

lārās

1. second-person singular pluperfect active indicative of lavō

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈlaras/ [ˈla.ras]
• Rhymes: -ras, -as
• Hyphenation: la‧ras

laras (Jawi spelling لارس, plural laras-laras or laras²)

1. barrel (of a gun or firearm).

   Senapang itu mempunyai dua laras. ― That rifle has two barrels.

2. pitch; key; scale (in music).

   Alat muzik itu perlu ditala mengikut laras yang betul. ― The musical instrument needs to be tuned to the correct pitch.

3. register; style; level (of language or usage).

   Laras bahasa undang-undang berbeza daripada bahasa basahan. ― The legal language register differs from colloquial language.

laras (Jawi spelling لارس, singular selaras)

1. classifier for weapons with a barrel (guns, rifles, cannons).

   Polis merampas lima laras senapang. ― The police seized five rifles (five barrels of rifles).

• > Indonesian: laras (inherited)

• "laras" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017