alaṅkara
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अलङ्कार, अलंकार (alaṅkāra, alaṃkāra, “an ornament of the sense or the sound”, literally “ornament, decoration”). Compare to Tamil அலங்காரம் (alaṅkāram, “figure of speech”).
Noun
alaṅkara
- attire, ornament
- decoration
- artistic language, tortuous language
- something amazing or fascinating
Alternative forms
- alĕṅkara
- laṅkara
- lĕṅkara
Derived terms
- alalaṅkaran
- aṅlĕṅkara
- lalaṅkaran
- linaṅkara
- linĕṅkara
- lumĕṅkara
- lĕlĕṅkaran
- pinakālĕṅkara
- rakĕt laṅkara
- satwa laṅkara
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬍᬗ᭄ᬓᬭ (lengkara, “sentence”)