Etymology

From Proto-VieticCategory:Arem terms inherited from Proto-Vietic#PARAUCategory:Arem terms derived from Proto-Vietic#PARAU *pʰruːʔ, from Proto-Mon-KhmerCategory:Arem terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer#PARAUCategory:Arem terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer#PARAU *t₁praw; cognate with Vietnamese sáu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [parawˀ]Category:Arem terms with IPA pronunciation#PARAU

Numeral

parauCategory:Arem lemmas#PARAUCategory:Arem numerals#PARAUCategory:Arem entries with incorrect language header#PARAUCategory:Pages with entries#PARAUCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PARAU

1. six

Further reading

• Michel Ferlus, 2014, Arem, a Vietic Language, Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1-15, page 5

Etymology

From MalayCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Malay#PARAUCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#PARAU parau, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#PARAUCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#PARAU *paʀaw (“hoarse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparau̯]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#PARAUCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#PARAU
• Hyphenation: pa‧rau

Adjective

parau (comparative lebih parau, superlative paling parau)Category:Indonesian lemmas#PARAUCategory:Indonesian adjectives#PARAUCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#PARAUCategory:Pages with entries#PARAUCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PARAU

1. hoarse

   Synonyms: garau, serak

Further reading

• “parau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *paRaw

Etymology

From Proto-AustronesianCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#PARAUCategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#PARAU *paʀaw (“hoarse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parau̯/Category:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#PARAU
• Rhymes: -arau̯Category:Rhymes:Malay/arau̯#PARAUCategory:Rhymes:Malay/arau̯/2 syllables#PARAU

Adjective

parau (Jawi spelling ڤاراو, comparative lebih parau, superlative paling parau)Category:Malay lemmas#PARAUCategory:Malay adjectives#PARAUCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#PARAUCategory:Pages with entries#PARAUCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PARAU

1. hoarse (of a voice)

   Synonyms: serak, garau, garuk

   Suara parau ― Hoarse voiceCategory:Malay terms with usage examples#PARAU

Further reading

• "parau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *paRaw

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#PARAUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#PARAU *palau (“to boast, brag”)^[1] from Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#PARAUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#PARAU *lau₂ (“to count, to recite, to read”).^[2] Sense of paper likely a contraction of ʻapi parau (“page [of a book]”, literally “fold of [written] speech”).

Noun

parauCategory:Tahitian lemmas#PARAUCategory:Tahitian nouns#PARAUCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#PARAUCategory:Pages with entries#PARAUCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PARAU

1. word, speech, tongue
2. paper

References

Further reading

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎ (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
• “parau” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.