Palau

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Palauan Belau (“Palau”), traditionally derived from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”). === Pronunciation === (General Australian, UK, US) IPA(key): /pəˈlaʊ/ Rhymes: -aʊ === Proper noun === Palau A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud. Synonyms: PW, PLW (symbols) For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Palau. ==== Derived terms ==== Palauan ==== Translations ==== === See also === Ngerulmud Countries of the world === Further reading === “Palau”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Palau”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. “Palau”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Palau”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Palau”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 === Anagrams === Lapua, Paula == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === Belau === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania; capital: Ngerulmud) ==== Derived terms ==== Palauer Palaus == Central Nahuatl == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) == Czech == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpalau̯] Hyphenation: Pa‧lau === Proper noun === Palau n (indeclinable, relational adjective palauský, demonym Palauan, female demonym Palauanka) Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Palau”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑu̯/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝u̯] Rhymes: -ɑlɑu Syllabification(key): Pa‧lau Hyphenation(key): Pa‧lau === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Lapua, Paula, lupaa, paalu, paula, pulaa == German == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Palau n (proper noun, genitive Palaus or (optionally with an article) Palau) Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== palauisch == Hungarian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒlɒu] Hyphenation: Pa‧lau Rhymes: -u === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania; official name: Palaui Köztársaság) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== palaui === See also === == Italian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈlaw/ Rhymes: -aw Hyphenation: Pa‧làu === Proper noun === Palau m Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== palauano === Anagrams === apula == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pɐ¹ˈlɑˑʊ] Rhymes: -ɑˑʊ Syllabification: Pa‧láu === Proper noun === Paláu m (uncountable, indeclinable, relational adjective palaujiẽtiškas, demonym palaujiẽtis, female demonym palaujiẽtė) Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania; official name: Paláu Respùblika) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Palau” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== Karolinene palauer palauisk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== palauar palauisk == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Palau, from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpa.law/ Rhymes: -alaw Syllabification: Pa‧lau === Proper noun === Palau n (indeclinable, related adjective palauski) Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) Palau (a commune and city in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Palau”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[10] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aw Hyphenation: Pa‧lau === Proper noun === Palau m Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== palauano == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Palau n (genitive Palaus) Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== palauer palauisk palauiska ==== See also ==== === References === “Palau”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH === Anagrams === Paula == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Palaulu === See also === == Turkmen == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Proper noun === Palau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)