balao

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

balao (plural balaos)

  1. The halfbeak.

Makasar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balabaw. Compare Hiligaynon balabaw,Cebuano ambaw, Ilocano bao,Higaonon ambaw, Mansaka ambaw, Tagakaulu Kalagan ambaw, Tausug ambaw and Tiruray ambaw

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balao (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨕᨚ)

  1. mouse
  2. rat

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balao

  1. dark blue

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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