balao

English

Noun

balao (plural balaos)

1. The halfbeak.

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balabaw. Compare Hiligaynon balabaw,Cebuano ambaw, Ilocano bao,Higaonon ambaw, Mansaka ambaw, Tagakaulu Kalagan ambaw, Tausug ambaw and Tiruray ambaw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈlaɔ]

Noun

balao (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨕᨚ)

1. mouse
2. rat

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.ˈla.o]

Noun

balao

1. dark blue

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh