"pālagi" meaning in Samoan

See pālagi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Malay barang, as the term seemingly originally referred to (foreign) cloth, but the comparison with Persian فرنگی (farangi), which has descendants throughout Southeast Asia, has attracted much attention, as has a folk etymology identifying the word with Europeans' guns. Etymology templates: {{unc|sm}} Uncertain, {{cog|ms|barang}} Malay barang, {{cog|fa|فرنگی|tr=farangi}} Persian فرنگی (farangi) Head templates: {{head|sm|adjective}} pālagi
  1. foreign
    Sense id: en-pālagi-sm-adj-ZWdxkF4e

Noun

Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Malay barang, as the term seemingly originally referred to (foreign) cloth, but the comparison with Persian فرنگی (farangi), which has descendants throughout Southeast Asia, has attracted much attention, as has a folk etymology identifying the word with Europeans' guns. Etymology templates: {{unc|sm}} Uncertain, {{cog|ms|barang}} Malay barang, {{cog|fa|فرنگی|tr=farangi}} Persian فرنگی (farangi) Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} pālagi
  1. foreigner
    Sense id: en-pālagi-sm-noun-qTkQByOd Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

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