dorna

See also: Dorna

Betawi

Alternative forms

• dornè (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “Droṇa”).

Noun

dorna

1. agitator; instigator

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dorna

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “dornè”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 108

Esperanto

Etymology

dorno (“thorn”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorna/
• Rhymes: -orna
• Hyphenation: dor‧na

Adjective

dorna (accusative singular dornan, plural dornaj, accusative plural dornajn)

1. thorny
   • Antoni Grabowski, "La Tagiĝo":

     Post longa migrado sur dorna la voj'
     Minacis nin ondoj de l' maro.

     After a long migration on the thorny path
     The waves of the sea threatened us.