บารู

See also: บารฺู

Urak Lawoi'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baru/, [baˈru]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *baharu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh (new). Cognate with Malay baru and Tagalog bágo.

Adjective

บารู (baru)

  1. (Sangka-u, Phuket Old People) new

Adverb

บารู (baru)

  1. (Sangka-u, Phuket Old People) then

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *baru(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu. Cognate with Javanese waru and Tagalog balibago.

Noun

บารู (baru)

  1. sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Further reading

  • Hogan, David W. (1988), Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 106
  • Wongbusarakum, Supin (2007), The Urak Lawoi' of the Adang Archipelago, Thailand[2], Bangkok: Themma Group, →ISBN, page 23