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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh. Compare Old Javanese paru, parö (“nearness, closeness”).
Noun
paruh (first-person possessive paruhku, second-person possessive paruhmu, third-person possessive paruhnya)
- 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.
Numeral
paruh
- half
- Synonym: perdua
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