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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu
Noun
paraw
- boat
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu. Compare Central Dusun padau, Malay perahu, Maori wharau and Tongan folau.
Pronunciation
Noun
paraw
- a native double outrigger sailboat
Tagalog
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
Noun
paráw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜏ᜔)
- 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
- sailboat