jauhar

jauhar

English

Alternative forms

• johar
• juhar

Noun

jauhar (uncountable)

1. (historical) The mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jauhar, from Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar), from Persian گوهر‎ (gowhar).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒau̯har/
• Hyphenation: jau‧har
• Rhymes: -har, -ar, -r

Noun

jauhar (plural jauhar-jauhar, first-person possessive jauharku, second-person possessive jauharmu, third-person possessive jauharnya)

1. diamond
2. semen

Synonyms

• (diamond): intan, wajik
• (semen): mani, peju

References

1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144

Further reading

• “jauhar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.