ksaw
Palauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Indonesian kerapu, Malay kerapu,Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo and Sundanese kurapu.
Noun edit
ksaw
- flower cod; carpet cod (type of grouper): (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Pnar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Khasian *ksaw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ. Cognate with Khasi ksew.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ksaw