tarawi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taraweeh, tarawih — unadapted spellings
• tarawe

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ). Compare Maranao tarawi, Tausug tarawi, and Malay tarawih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈɾawi/ [t̪ɐˈɾaː.wɪ]
• Rhymes: -awi
• Syllabification: ta‧ra‧wi

Noun

tarawi (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜏᜒ) (Islam)

1. tarawih (extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan)

See also

• Ramadan