perau
Iban
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayic *pArahu (compare Malay perahu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu (compare Tongan folau).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editperau
- boat (water craft)
Malay
editPronunciation
editNoun
editperau (plural perau-perau, informal 1st possessive perauku, 2nd possessive peraumu, 3rd possessive peraunya)
- Alternative form of perahu.
Descendants
editPortuguese
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: pe‧rau
Noun
editperau m (plural peraus)
- an area in a body of water that is deep enough that one can't jump in without being completely submerged; a point where the water level is higher than a person's own height
- (Brazil) a steep, large riverbank
- Synonyms: barranco, ribanceira
- (Brazil) a cliff
- Synonym: precipício
Further reading
edit- “perau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “perau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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