paraluman

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === paraloman — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From *dalom (“needle”) +‎ pa- -an. Fossilized word *dalom possibly came from Malay jarum, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”) (cf. karayom, Cebuano dagom and Javanese dom). Cognate to Kapampangan paraluman, Maranao padoman, Maguindanao paduman, Tausug padduman, and Indonesian pedoman (“compass”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɾaˈluman/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈluː.mɐn̪] Rhymes: -uman Syllabification: pa‧ra‧lu‧man Homophone: Paraluman === Noun === paraluman (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔) (poetic, figurative) muse; ladylove; goddess (or any guiding light) Synonyms: mutya, musa (nautical, archaic) mariner's compass Synonyms: bruhula, kompas, aguhon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “paraluman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013), Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 390 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 35: “Aguja) Paraloman (pp) de marear”