pirau

== Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpirau̯/ [ˈpi.rau̯] Rhymes: -irau̯ Syllabification: pi‧rau === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]. ==== Adjective ==== pirau cinereous ==== Noun ==== pirau (uncountable) cigar brown === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay pirau, from Minangkabau [Term?]. ==== Root ==== pirau to turn right about or left ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== pirau (plural pirau-pirau) (dialect Jambi) a ghost from Jambi who takes the form of a very tall human, likes to disturb children === Further reading === “pirau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Daftar Istilah Warna [Color Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1984, page 12 == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiraw/ [ˈpi.rau̯] Rhymes: -irau̯, -rau̯, -au̯ Hyphenation: pi‧rau === Adjective === pirau (Jawi spelling ڤيراو, comparative lebih pirau, superlative paling pirau) grey (colour) ==== Synonyms ==== kelabu / کلابو (Malaysia, Brunei) abu-abu / ابو٢ (Indonesian) === Noun === pirau (Jawi spelling ڤيراو, plural pirau-pirau or pirau2) grey (colour) === Further reading === "pirau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Māori == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === pirau rotten ==== Derived terms ==== piro === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “pirau”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 328 John C. Moorfield (2011), “pirau”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN