perahu

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑː.huː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːhu

perahu (plural perahus)

1. Alternative form of proa (“sailing vessel”)

• Euphra

Inherited from Malay perahu, from Proto-Malayic *pArahu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu (compare Tongan folau).

• IPA^(key): /pəˈrahu/

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• Rhymes: -hu, -u
• Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧hu

pêrahu (plural perahu-perahu, first-person possessive perahuku, second-person possessive perahumu, third-person possessive perahunya)

1. boat (water craft)

• “perahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

perau

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pArahu (compare Indonesian perahu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu (compare Tongan folau).

• IPA^(key): /pəˈrahu/ [pəˈra.hu]
• Rhymes: -ərahu, -rahu, -ahu, -hu, -u

perahu (Jawi spelling ڤراهو, plural perahu-perahu, informal 1st possessive perahuku, 2nd possessive perahumu, 3rd possessive perahunya)

1. boat (water craft)

• Indonesian: perahu
• → Min Nan: 婆荖 (pô͘-láu)

• “perahu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.