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 (“kind of sailboat”). Compare Pangasinan paraw, Aklanon paraw, Cebuano paraw, Maranao padaw, Malay padau, Central Dusun padau, Maori wharau, and Tongan folau. See also Malay perahu and Sundanese ᮕᮛᮠᮥ (parahu).

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, Maori wharau and Tongan folau.

Noun

paráw

1. sailboat