Arao
Tagalog
Etymology
Hispanicized spelling of araw.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾaw/ [ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aɾaw
- Syllabification: A‧rao
- Homophone: araw
Proper noun
Arao (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)
- a surname from Tagalog of local origin
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Arao is the 2,544th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 4,769 individuals.