parabut

Tausug

Alternative forms

  • palabut

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay perabot, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (prabot, tool), from Old Javanese parabwat (tool), from par- + abwat (heavy). Doublet of berat (heavy, weight).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /paɾabut/ [pa.ɾaˈβut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧but

Noun

parabut (Sulat Sūg spelling فَرَبُتْ)

  1. furniture