Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Indonesian, Javanese Scripts ꦗꦼꦥꦫ(Javanese) Pronounced Pron. jə-PA-ra(Indonesian) jə-PAW-raw(Javanese) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Javanese para meaning "share, part, division", so named for the division of fish caught by local fishermen. This is the name of a regency of, as well as a town in, the Indonesian province of Central Java.