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araw

Chuukese edit

Adjective edit

araw

  1. blue

Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

araw

  1. plural imperative of ra

Mapudungun edit

Noun edit

araw (Unified spelling)

  1. plough

Synonyms edit

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *ʔādaw, from Proto-Central Philippine *qaldaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw. Cognate with Ilocano aldaw (“day”), Pangasinan agew, Kapampangan aldo, Bikol Central aldaw (“day”), Cebuano adlaw (“sun, day”), Maranao ndaw (“sun”), Chamorro atdao (“sun”), Malagasy andro (“day”), Manggarai leso (“sun, day”), Tetum loro, Hawaiian ao (“daylight, day”), Maori ao (“daytime”). Doublet of adlaw.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

araw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. (astronomy) sun
    Synonyms: (rare) sol, (neologism) adlaw
  2. day (any period of 24 hours)
  3. daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset)
  4. date
    Synonym: petsa
  5. birthday; anniversary
    Synonyms: kaarawan, kapanganakan
  6. (figurative) opportunity; chance
    Synonym: pagkakataon
    Araw mo na para magbago.
    Now is your chance to change.

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

aráw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. paid daily
    Synonym: arawan

Further reading edit

  • “araw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qalejaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Yami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw.

Noun edit

araw

  1. sun

Zaghawa edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

araw

  1. Arab (person)

References edit

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