asmara

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === semara === Etymology === From Malay asmara, from Old Javanese asmara, smara (“love, god of love”), from Sanskrit स्मर (smara, “remembering, recollecting”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /as.ma.ra/ Rhymes: -ra, -a Hyphenation: as‧ma‧ra === Noun === asmara love Synonym: cinta ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “asmara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Sanskrit स्मर (smara). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -a === Noun === asmara (Jawi spelling اسمارا, uncountable) love === Verb === asmara (used in the form berasmara) to make love, to fornicate, to engage in sex ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: asmara === Further reading === "asmara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017