Madura

See also: madura and madurá

English

Etymology 1

From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).[1][2]

Proper noun

Madura

An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Derived terms

References

“Madura”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Turner, P. (1995). Indonesia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Lonely Planet Publications, p. 342
Lee, K. C. (1999). Fragile Nation, A: The Indonesian Crisis. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, p. 187

Further reading

Madura Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Madurese people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Madurese language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

Madura

Obsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”).
Obsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”).

Anagrams

damaru, daruma, maraud

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