ยฺารบ

Urak Lawoi'

Alternative forms

• ฌาโรบ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”). Cognate with Malay jarum, Cebuano dágom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟarop/, [ɟaˈrop̚~ɟaˈrʊp̚~d͡ʒaˈrop̚~d͡ʒaˈrʊp̚]

Noun

ยฺารบ (jarop)

1. needle

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 123