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lontar

lontar noun: the palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.

lontar: the palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and...
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Noun

lontar (plural lontars or lontar)

  1. The palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
    • The nature of these powers is written in the sacred palms leaf books, the lontars, in which all sacred Balinese writings are preserved.1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 128
    • The technology of lontar writing in Bali, on the other hand, has never severely impeded the circulation of texts.2000, Raechelle Rubinstein, Beyond the Realm of the Senses, page 26

Forms of lontar

plurallontars
plurallontar

Origin of lontar

From Balinese lontar, Indonesian lontar, from Old Javanese rontal.

Questions about lontar

What does lontar mean?
Lontar means the palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
What part of speech is lontar?
Lontar is a noun.
What is the plural of lontar?
The plural of lontar is lontars.

Words near lontar in the dictionary

  1. lonsdaleites
  2. lonsdaleoid
  3. Lonsdales
  4. Lonski
  5. Lontano
  6. lontar
  7. Lontara
  8. lontars
  9. Lontka
  10. lontong
  11. Lontué

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