muhara

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Prakrit *muhavara, from Sanskrit मुख (mukha) +‎ द्वार (dvāra) (compare to Tamil முகத்துவாரம் (mukattuvāram, “mouth (of river); estuary”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ha.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: mu‧ha‧ra

Noun

muhara

1. estuary
2. coast
3. island

   Synonyms: dīpa, dwīpa, gili, muhara, nūsa, pulo

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦸꦮꦫ (muwara)

Further reading

• "muhara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Remontado Agta

Noun

muhára

1. spear