madukara
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay madukara, from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara, “bee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mad̪uˈkara]
- Hyphenation: ma‧du‧ka‧ra
Noun
madukara (first-person possessive madukaraku, second-person possessive madukaramu, third-person possessive madukaranya)
- (obsolete) bee.
- Synonym: lebah
- gold-colored silk fabric.
See also
- madu (“honey”)
Further reading
- “madukara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.