palau

See also: Palau

English

Noun

palau (countable and uncountable, plural palaus)

1. Alternative spelling of pilaf (“dish of browned rice etc.”)

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan palau, from Latin palātium. Compare Occitan palataz, French palais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈlaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈlaw]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

palau m (plural palaus)

1. palace

Related terms

• palatí

References

• “palau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “palau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “palau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “palau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Finnish

Etymology

< Palau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlɑu/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝u]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑu
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧la‧u

Noun

palau

1. Palauan (language)

Declension

Inflection of palau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		palau	—
genitive		palaun	—
partitive		palauta	—
illative		palauhun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		palau	—
accusative	nom.	palau	—
	gen.	palaun
genitive		palaun	—
partitive		palauta	—
inessive		palaussa	—
elative		palausta	—
illative		palauhun	—
adessive		palaulla	—
ablative		palaulta	—
allative		palaulle	—
essive		palauna	—
translative		palauksi	—
abessive		palautta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palauni — accusative nom. palauni — gen. palauni genitive palauni — partitive palautani — inessive palaussani — elative palaustani — illative palauhuni — adessive palaullani — ablative palaultani — allative palaulleni — essive palaunani — translative palaukseni — abessive palauttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palausi — accusative nom. palausi — gen. palausi genitive palausi — partitive palautasi — inessive palaussasi — elative palaustasi — illative palauhusi — adessive palaullasi — ablative palaultasi — allative palaullesi — essive palaunasi — translative palauksesi — abessive palauttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palaumme — accusative nom. palaumme — gen. palaumme genitive palaumme — partitive palautamme — inessive palaussamme — elative palaustamme — illative palauhumme — adessive palaullamme — ablative palaultamme — allative palaullemme — essive palaunamme — translative palauksemme — abessive palauttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palaunne — accusative nom. palaunne — gen. palaunne genitive palaunne — partitive palautanne — inessive palaussanne — elative palaustanne — illative palauhunne — adessive palaullanne — ablative palaultanne — allative palaullenne — essive palaunanne — translative palauksenne — abessive palauttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative palaunsa — accusative nom. palaunsa — gen. palaunsa genitive palaunsa — partitive palautaan palautansa — inessive palaussaan palaussansa — elative palaustaan palaustansa — illative palauhunsa — adessive palaullaan palaullansa — ablative palaultaan palaultansa — allative palaulleen palaullensa — essive palaunaan palaunansa — translative palaukseen palauksensa — abessive palauttaan palauttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• palaun kieli

Derived terms

• palaunkielinen (expressed in Palauan, being Palauan-speaking)

Anagrams

• Lapua, Paula, lupaa, paalu, paula, pulaa

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Iban

Adjective

palau

1. drunk

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Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pa.lau]

Verb

palau

1. (slang) (nonstandard) to ignore.

   Synonym(s): pulau