paraf

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch paraaf, from French paraphe, from Latin paraphus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pa‧raf

Noun

paraf (plural paraf-paraf, first-person possessive parafku, second-person possessive parafmu, third-person possessive parafnya)

  1. One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing.

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Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

paraf (Jawi spelling ڤارف, plural paraf-paraf, informal 1st possessive parafku, 2nd possessive parafmu, 3rd possessive parafnya)

  1. Obsolete form of parap.

Derived terms

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin paraphus or its etymon, Middle French paraffe, paraphe, shortening of paragraphe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈraf/, /ˈparaf/

Noun

paraf (uncommon, chiefly Late Middle English)

  1. A paragraph.
  2. A paragraph sign; a pilcrow.

Descendants

  • English: paraph

References

Turkish

Etymology

From French paraphe.

Noun

paraf

  1. One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing.

References

  • “paraf”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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