paraluman
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- paraloman – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From pa- + *dalom (“needle”) + -an. Fossilized word *dalom is cognate to karayom (“needle”), Cebuano dagom (“needle”), and Malay jarum (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”). Compare Malay pedoman (“compass”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧lu‧man
- IPA(key): /paɾaˈluman/, [pɐ.ɾɐˈlu.mɐn]
Noun
paraluman (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔)
- (poetic, figurative) muse; goddess (or any guiding light)
- Synonyms: mutya, musa
- (archaic) mariner's compass
- Synonyms: bruhula, kompas, aguhon
See also
- kalamita
Further reading
- “paraluman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 35: “Aguja) Paraloman (pp) de marear”