araw

Chuukese

Adjective

araw

  1. blue

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈraw/

Verb

araw

  1. plural imperative of ra

Mapudungun

Noun

araw (Unified spelling)

  1. plough

Synonyms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾaw/ [ˈʔa.ɾaʊ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -aɾaw
      • Homophone: Arao
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈɾaw/ [ʔɐˈɾaʊ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧raw

Noun

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

Adjective

aráw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. paid daily
    Synonym: arawan

Further reading

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

Yami

Etymology

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

Noun

araw

  1. sun

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaraw/

Noun

araw

  1. Arab (person)

References

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