panau

Central Dusun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw, from Proto-Austronesian *paNaw (“go, walk away, depart”). Compare Tausug panaw

Verb

panau

1. to walk
2. to march

Derived terms

• mamanau
• mimpanau
• pamamanau
• pimpanau
• pimpanau-panau

References

• “panau”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• panu (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay panau, from Classical Malay ڤاناو (panau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw (“fungus infection which produces light patches on the skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpanau̯]
• Hyphenation: pa‧nau

Noun

panau (plural panau-panau)

1. (pathology) Tinea versicolor

Derived terms

• berpanau

Further reading

• “panau”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw (“fungus infection which produces light patches on the skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panau̯/
• Rhymes: -nau̯, -au̯

Noun

panau (Jawi spelling ڤاناو, plural panau-panau or panau²)

1. (pathology) tinea versicolor; discoloured patches on the skin

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berpanau [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• panau besi
• panau bunga
• panau lekir
• panau mengkarung
• panau tekukur

Descendants

• Indonesian: panau

Further reading

• "panau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017