pulasara

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Sundanese pulasara (“to nurse, to tend”), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरःसरा (puraḥsarā, “follower, attendant”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “correct?”) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pulaˈsara/ [pu.laˈsa.ra] Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: pu‧la‧sa‧ra === Verb === pulasara (active memulasara, passive dipulasara) (dialectal) to take care of; to tend; to maintain (chiefly) to do mortuary care (the respectful, hygienic handling, temporary storage, and physical preparation of a deceased person's body until final disposition) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pulasara”, 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