laras

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ras

Verb

laras

1. to treat or do something to each member of a group equally

Noun

laras

1. a ripsaw

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: la‧ras

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay laras (“scale, key, tone”), probably from Javanese ꦭꦫꦱ꧀ (laras, “musical scale; tune; harmonious”).

Noun

laras (plural laras-laras, first-person possessive larasku, second-person possessive larasmu, third-person possessive larasnya)

1. scale, key, tone

   Synonyms: nada, tala

2. harmony, concord

Derived terms

• berlarasan
• berselaras
• diselaraskan
• kelarasan
• keselarasan
• melaras
• melaraskan
• menyelaraskan
• pelarasan
• penyelaras
• penyelarasan
• selaras
• selarasan

 

• laras bahasa
• laras pancer

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦫꦱ꧀ (laras, “bow”).

Adjective

laras

1. straight (arrow); long and cylindrical.

Noun

laras (plural laras-laras, first-person possessive larasku, second-person possessive larasmu, third-person possessive larasnya)

1. rifle barrel.
2. classifier for rifle

Derived terms

• laras inti

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

Noun

laras (plural laras-laras, first-person possessive larasku, second-person possessive larasmu, third-person possessive larasnya)

1. administrative district

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

Noun

laras

1. to fall

   Synonyms: gugur, luruh

Further reading

• “laras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

laras

1. Romanization of ꦭꦫꦱ꧀