ksaw
Palauan
editEtymology
editFrom 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
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- flower cod; carpet cod (type of grouper): (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Pnar
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Khasian *ksaw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ. Cognate with Khasi ksew.
Pronunciation
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