paraluman

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paraloman — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From *dalom (“needle”) +‎ pa- -an. Fossilized word *dalom possibly came from Malay jarum, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”) (cf. karayom, Cebuano dagom and Javanese dom). Cognate to Kapampangan paraluman, Maranao padoman, Tausug padduman, and Indonesian pedoman (“compass”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɾaˈluman/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈluː.mɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uman
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧lu‧man

Noun

paraluman (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

1. (poetic, figurative) muse; ladylove; goddess (or any guiding light)

   Synonyms: mutya, musa

2. (nautical, archaic) mariner's compass

   Synonyms: bruhula, kompas, aguhon

Related terms

• karayom

 

See also

• kalamita

 

Further reading

• “paraluman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 390
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 35: “Aguja) Paraloman (pp) de marear”