balao
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]balao (plural balaos)
- The halfbeak.
Makasar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balabaw. Compare Hiligaynon balabaw,Cebuano ambaw, Ilocano bao,Higaonon ambaw, Mansaka ambaw, Tagakaulu Kalagan ambaw, Tausug ambaw and Tiruray ambaw
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]balao (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨕᨚ)
Ternate
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]balao
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh