"pisau" meaning in Malay

See pisau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi.sau̯/ Forms: ڤيساو [Jawi], pisau-pisau [plural], pisau² [plural]
Rhymes: -isau̯, -sau̯, -au̯ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw (“kind of knife or machete”) reconstructed by Robert Blust. He included several reflexes in Oceanic languages (cf. Bola viso (“knife”) and Nakanai la-viso (“knife”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*pisaw|gloss=kind of knife or machete}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw (“kind of knife or machete”), {{cog|bnp|viso||knife}} Bola viso (“knife”), {{cog|nak|la-viso||knife}} Nakanai la-viso (“knife”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ڤيساو}} pisau (Jawi spelling ڤيساو, plural pisau-pisau or pisau²)
  1. knife
    Sense id: en-pisau-ms-noun-PU0QHNfq Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Tools

Alternative forms

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