ꦒꦺꦴꦫ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡorɔ/
• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Hyphenation: go‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese ghora (“terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement”), from Sanskrit घोर (ghora, “terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement; venerable, awful, sublime”).

Adjective

ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora)

1. (literary) frightful, dreadful.

Descendants

• ⇒ Malay: gelora
  • > Indonesian: gelora (inherited)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese gora (“pale (of skin)”), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura, “white, yellowish, reddish, pale red”).

Adjective

ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora)

1. yellowish
2. golden

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “gora”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN