tarawi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ). Compare Maranao tarawi, Tausug tarawi, and Malay tarawih.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈɾawi/ [t̪ɐˈɾaː.wɪ]
  • Rhymes: -awi
  • Syllabification: ta‧ra‧wi

Noun

tarawi (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜏᜒ) (Islam)

  1. tarawih (extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan)

See also

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