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See also: parían, parián, Parian, and Pari-an

English

Adjective

parian (comparative more parian, superlative most parian)

  1. Alternative form of Parian.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Brunei Malay padian (water-market; floating market; vendors on boats). Compare Ilocano parian (marketplace), Cebuano parian (bazaar), Maranao padi'an (weekly market), Maguindanao padian (market), and Tausug parian (market). See also Cebuano Pagadian. By folk etymology, from pa- + riyan, literally go-to place.

Pronunciation

Noun

parián (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (historical) parián (historical marketplaces across colonial Spanish Philippines and Spanish Formosa where non-Christian Sangley Chinese were relegated to as ghettos during the Early Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines after the Sangley Rebellion)
    Synonym: alkayseriya
  2. (obsolete) plaza
    Synonyms: liwasan, plasa
  3. (business, obsolete) market
    Synonyms: pamilihan, palengke, merkado, tiyangge, baraka, talipapa
Derived terms
  • mamarian
  • sumaparian
Descendants
  • Spanish: parián

Etymology 2

From pari + -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

parian (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) place where wood are split with wedges

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Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay padian (water-market; floating market; vendors on boats).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /paɾiʔan/ [pa.ɾɪˈʔɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pa‧ri‧an

Noun

parian (Sulat Sūg spelling فَرِئَنْ)

  1. market
    Synonyms: tabu', (Gimbahanun) pasal

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