dāra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dara"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दार (dāra, “wife”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dāra

  1. wife

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

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀤𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • दार (Devanagari script)
  • দার (Bengali script)
  • දාර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒါရ or ၻႃရ (Burmese script)
  • ทาร or ทาระ (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩤᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ທາຣ or ທາຣະ (Lao script)
  • ទារ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit दार (dāra).

Noun

dāra m

  1. young woman
  2. wife, married woman
    • Suttapiṭaka, Khuddanikāya, Vimānavatthu 973
      sakena dārena ca tuṭṭho ahosiṃ
      I was satisfied with my own wife
    Synonym: itthi
    Synonym: dārā

Declension
Declension table of "dāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dārodārā
Accusative (second)dāraṃdāre
Instrumental (third)dārenadārehi or dārebhi
Dative (fourth)dārassa or dārāya or dāratthaṃdārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dārasmā or dāramhā or dārādārehi or dārebhi
Genitive (sixth)dārassadārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dārasmiṃ or dāramhi or dāredāresu
Vocative (calling)dāradārā

Derived terms

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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