"palu" meaning in Malay

See palu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /palu/ Forms: ڤالو [Jawi], palu-palu [plural], palu² [plural]
Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*palu|t=to hammer, to hit with a hard implement}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), {{inh|ms|map-pro|*palu|t=to hammer, pound, hit}} Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”), {{cog|tl|palo}} Tagalog palo, {{cog|jv|palu}} Javanese palu Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ڤالو}} palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu or palu²)
  1. hammer Synonyms: tukul
    Sense id: en-palu-ms-noun-PvgcsYva Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Tools Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 2 2 5 2 2 22 20 2 2 2 6 18 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 3 1 1 28 22 1 1 1 3 19 16 1 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Tools: 80 20

Verb

IPA: /palu/ Forms: ڤالو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*palu|t=to hammer, to hit with a hard implement}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), {{inh|ms|map-pro|*palu|t=to hammer, pound, hit}} Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”), {{cog|tl|palo}} Tagalog palo, {{cog|jv|palu}} Javanese palu Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=ڤالو}} palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو)
  1. (transitive) to hit; to strike Tags: transitive Synonyms: pukul, hentak, ketuk Derived forms: dipalu, memalu, paluan, pemalu
    Sense id: en-palu-ms-verb-cLD206tT Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 2 2 5 2 2 22 20 2 2 2 6 18 13 2

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.",
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          "english": "Ali's hitting Adi as a form of revenge for his bullying during their school days.",
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          "word": "ketuk"
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