araw

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Chuukese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

araw

  1. blue

Maltese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

araw

  1. plural imperative of ra

Mapudungun[edit]

Noun[edit]

araw (Unified spelling)

  1. plough

Synonyms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *ʔādaw, from Proto-Central Philippine *qaldaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw. Cognate with Ilocano aldaw (day), Pangasinan agew, Kapampangan aldo, Bikol Central aldaw (day), Cebuano adlaw (sun, day), Maranao ndaw (sun), Chamorro atdao (sun), Malagasy andro (day), Manggarai leso (sun, day), Tetum loro, Hawaiian ao (daylight, day), Maori ao (daytime). Doublet of adlaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

araw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. (astronomy) sun
    Synonyms: (rare) sol, (neologism) adlaw
  2. day (any period of 24 hours)
  3. daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset)
  4. date
    Synonym: petsa
  5. birthday; anniversary
    Synonyms: kaarawan, kapanganakan
  6. (figurative) opportunity; chance
    Synonym: pagkakataon
    Araw mo na para magbago.
    Now is your chance to change.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

aráw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. paid daily
    Synonym: arawan

Further reading[edit]

  • araw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qalejaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Yami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw.

Noun[edit]

araw

  1. sun

Zaghawa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

araw

  1. Arab (person)

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