jauhar

English

Alternative forms

johar
juhar

Noun

jauhar (uncountable)

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar).

Noun

jauhar

Synonyms

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

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