Etymology

Madura

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Today it means: An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java. Full definition →

Indonesian Madura
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The story

  1. Indonesian · derived fromMadura
  2. English todayMadura

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

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