balao

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English

Noun

balao (plural balaos)

  1. The halfbeak.

Makasar

Etymology

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

Noun

balao (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨕᨚ)

  1. mouse
  2. rat

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

balao

  1. dark blue

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh