paraw

See also: paráw

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu

Noun

paraw

1. boat

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu. Compare Central Dusun padau, Malay perahu, Maori wharau and Tongan folau.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧raw

Noun

paraw

1. a native double outrigger sailboat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• parao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaw. Compare Maranao padaw, Malay perahu, Central Dusun padau, Sundanese ᮕᮛᮠᮥ (parahu), Maori wharau, and Tongan folau.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈɾaw/ [pɐˈɾaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: pa‧raw

Noun

paráw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜏ᜔)

1. kind of large native sailboat

Further reading

• “paraw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*padaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu. Compare Central Dusun padau, Malay perahu, Maori wharau and Tongan folau.

Noun

paráw

1. sailboat