juara

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒuʷara]
  • Hyphenation: jua‧ra

Etymology 1

From Malay juara, from Prakrit juāra (“gambler”), from Sanskrit द्यूतकर (dyūtakara, “gambler”) (a derivative of द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”)).[1] Doublet of jawara.

Noun

juara (first-person possessive juaraku, second-person possessive juaramu, third-person possessive juaranya)

  1. champion
    Synonym: kampiun
Derived terms
  • dijuarai
  • kejuaraan
  • menjuarai
  • juara bertahan

Etymology 2

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Noun

juara (first-person possessive juaraku, second-person possessive juaramu, third-person possessive juaranya)

  1. Pangasius djambal.

References
  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, page 375–440

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्यूतकर (dyūtakara, “gambler”) (a derivative of द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”)), possibly through a Middle Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation
  • (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /dʒuarə/
  • (Indonesia) IPA(key): /dʒuara/
  • Rhymes: -uarə, -arə, -rə, -ə
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

juara (Jawi spelling جوارا‎, plural juara-juara, informal 1st possessive juaraku, 2nd possessive juaramu, 3rd possessive juaranya)

  1. champion; winner

Synonyms

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants
  • Indonesian: juara

Further reading
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