paraluman

See also: Paraluman

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paraloman — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From *dalom (“needle”) +‎ pa- -an. Fossilized word *dalom possibly came from Malay jarum, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”) (cf. karayom, Cebuano dagom and Javanese dom). Cognate to Kapampangan paraluman, Maranao padoman, Maguindanao paduman, Tausug padduman, and Indonesian pedoman (“compass”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɾaˈluman/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈluː.mɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uman
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧lu‧man
• Homophone: Paraluman

Noun

paraluman (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

1. (poetic, figurative) muse; ladylove; goddess (or any guiding light)

   Synonyms: mutya, musa

2. (nautical, archaic) mariner's compass

   Synonyms: bruhula, kompas, aguhon

Derived terms

• bathaluman

Related terms

• karayom
• Paraluman

See also

• kalamita

Further reading

• “paraluman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013), Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 390
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 35: “Aguja) Paraloman (pp) de marear”