prawara

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prawara (“excellent, best (most prominent) among; eminent, worthy”), from Sanskrit प्रवर (pravara, “best, chief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.wɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -rɔ, -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: pra‧wa‧ra

Noun

prawara

  1. soldier
  2. ladies-in-waiting of a queen
  3. leader
  4. knight
  5. judge

Descendants

  • → Malay: perwara

Further reading

  • “prawara”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रवर (pravara, “best, chief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.wa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
  • Hyphenation: pra‧wa‧ra

Adjective

prawara

  1. excellent, best (most prominent) among
  2. eminent
  3. worthy

Hyponyms

  • prawaramahiṣī
  • prawarapaṇḍita
  • prawarapaṇḍya
  • prawarārya

Descendants

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