parai

See also: parái and Paraí

English

Noun

parai (plural parais)

1. A type of percussion instrument used in the parai attam dance associated with Tamil culture.

Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

parai

1. (Kadazandusun) rice (plant)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɛ/
• Homophones: paré, parée, parées, parer, parés, parez

Verb

parai

1. first-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• paria, râpai

Galician

Verb

parai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of parar

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.rai/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rai
• Rhymes: -rai

Adjective

parai

1. dead

Derived terms

• pemarai

 

References

• Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.
• Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Ida'an

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”).

Noun

parai

1. rice (plant)

Italian

Verb

parai

1. first-person singular past historic of parare

Anagrams

• apira, arpia, paria, rapai

Maori

Verb

parai

1. to fry

Portuguese

Verb

parai

1. second-person plural imperative of parar

Romanian

Etymology

From para.

Noun

parai m pl (plural only)

1. (slang) US dollar

Declension

plural only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	parai	paraii
genitive-dative	parai	parailor
vocative	parailor

Rungus

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”).

Noun

parai

1. rice (plant)

Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian parare.

Verb

parai

1. to protect

Tobilung

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”).

Noun

parai

1. rice (plant)

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *paray, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”).

Noun

parai

1. rice (plant)