paruh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [parʊh]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ruh
  • Rhymes: -rʊh, -ʊh, -h

Etymology 1

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh. Compare Old Javanese paru, parö (“nearness, closeness”).

Noun

paruh (plural paruh-paruh)

  1. beak

Etymology 2

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh, from Old Javanese paro, parwa (“half”) (Javanese ꦥꦫꦺꦴ (paro, “half”)), from Sanskrit पर्व (parva), पर्वन् (parvan, “division, section”). Doublet of parwa.

Numeral

paruh

  1. half
    Synonym: perdua
Alternative forms
Derived terms
affixed terms
  • separuh
compounds

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