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parai

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See also: parái and Paraí

English

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Noun

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parai (plural parais)

  1. A type of percussion instrument used in the parai attam dance associated with Tamil culture.

Central Dusun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (rice plant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parai

  1. rice (plant)

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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parai

  1. first-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

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Galician

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Verb

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parai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of parar

Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.rai/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rai
  • Rhymes: -rai

Adjective

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parai

  1. dead

Derived terms

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References

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  • Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.
  • Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Ida'an

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (rice plant).

Noun

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parai

  1. rice (plant)

Italian

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Verb

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parai

  1. first-person singular past historic of parare

Anagrams

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Maori

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Verb

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parai

  1. to fry

Portuguese

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Verb

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parai

  1. second-person plural imperative of parar

Romanian

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Etymology

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From para.

Noun

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parai m pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) US dollar

Declension

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plural only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative parai paraii
genitive-dative parai parailor
vocative parailor

Rungus

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (rice plant).

Noun

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parai

  1. rice (plant)

Sardinian

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Etymology

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Compare Italian parare.

Verb

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parai

  1. to protect

Tobilung

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (rice plant).

Noun

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parai

  1. rice (plant)

West Coast Bajau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *paray, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (rice plant).

Noun

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parai

  1. rice (plant)