paruh

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh. Compare Old Javanese paru, parö (nearness, closeness).

Noun

paruh (plural paruh-paruh)

  1. beak

Etymology 2

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh, from Old Javanese paro, parwa (half) (Javanese ꦥꦫꦺꦴ (paro, half)), from Sanskrit पर्व (parva), पर्वन् (parvan, division, section). Doublet of parwa.

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paruh

  1. half
    Synonym: perdua
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