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proa, ‖ prahu|ˈprəʊə, ˈprɑːuː|
Forms: 6–7 parao, paroe, 7 paro, 7–8 paroo; 7–9 prau, praw, (7 prawe); 7–9 prow, (7 provoe, proe); 9 praoe, 8– proa, (9 proah); 9 prahu, 20 perahu.
[ad. Malay p(ă)rā(h)ū a boat, a rowing or sailing vessel; in Pg. parao, Du. prauw, F. prao, pro. The forms prow and proa are assimilated to the Eng. prow (n.2) and its Pg. equivalent proa.]
A Malay boat propelled by sails or by oars; spec. a sailing boat of a particular type used in the Malay Archipelago.
It is about thirty feet long (now often more: see quot. 1977), has both stem and stern sharp, adapting it to sail equally well in either direction; one side is curved as in other vessels, the other is flat and straight and acts as a lee-board; to steady the boat a small canoe or the like is rigged parallel to it in the manner of an outrigger (see outrigger 2).
1582N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. i. xxv. 62 b, The next day..there came in two little Paraos, to the number of twelue men. 1599Hakluyt Voy. II. i. 258 We left our boats or Paroes. 1606Middleton Voy. C iij b, An howre after..came a prawe or a canow from Bantam. 1623St. Papers, Col. 188 Others violently kept their men from entering Limco's prau. 1625Purchas Pilgrims I. iii. x. §1. 239 The King sent a small Prow. 1653H. Cogan tr. Pinto's Trav. ii. 35 She imbarqued herself in sixteen..fishermens Paroos. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 20 They are Owners of several small Provoes..and Canooses. 1700S. L. tr. Fryke's Voy. E. Ind. 50 They were carried off in little Praw's, or small Boats, on Board the Men of War. 1726G. Shelvocke Voy. round World 437 We saw several flying prows, but none came near us. 1745P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. 150 The Pinnace..brought with her an Indian Paroo, which you may see very well described by Capt. Cooke. 1785Franklin Lett. Wks. 1840 VI. 477 We have no sailing boats equal to the flying proas of the South Seas. 1821J. Leyden tr. Malay Annals 148 Tun Talani and the mantri Jana Petra returned to their prahus. 1831E. J. Trelawny Adv. Younger Son I. 220 They are called by Europeans, owing to the wonderful rapidity with which they sail, flying prows. 1850W. Stanton in Merc. Marine Mag. (1860) VII. 107 Prahus frequently anchor here. 1883R. A. Proctor in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 571 At Bima every proa and boat was forced from its anchorage and flung on the coast. 1923[see ballahou, ballahoo]. 1932W. S. Maugham Narrow Corner xv. 114 The harbour was far from crowded: there were only two junks, three or four large prahus, a motor-boat and a derelict schooner. 1939A. Keith Land below Wind iii. xi. 186 The river travel would be accomplished in small native canoes known as perahus. 1957P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound vii. 133 The officer..stayed put, only to see the prophet himself arrive in a beflagged prau. 1958J. Slimming Temiar Jungle ii. 19 The kit was..stowed away in the boat—a thirty-five-foot perahu with a thirty-horse-power engine. 1964K. G. Tregonning Hist. Mod. Malaya 104 They each gave up all right to levy dues upon prahus and other local craft. 1965R. McKie Company of Animals i. 1 The Malay perahu..was thirty feet long with a four-foot beam, a thin slice with a stern flattened just enough to hold an outboard motor, and a bow so sharp that it parted the river like a comb. 1966Festival Malaysia 1966: Calendar of Events 6/2 The intricate carvings that decorate the racing perahu can be seen. 1968Punch 4 Dec. 802/2 A fishing prahu picked me up. 1971Walkabout (Austral.) Nov. 55/1 On Groote Island..there are many cave paintings. Some depict Indonesian praus from Macassar. 1973Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 19/6 Cento II, a 31ft proa with a 15ft outrigger and carrying 250 sq. ft of sail was also being repaired. 1977Borneo Bull. 7 May 4/1 The healthy state of the regatta was illustrated this year by the number of racing prahus taking part. 1977Austral. Sailing Jan. 26 For your reporter and for the new Crossbow 11, described as a twin masted proa 73 ft overall, this was the highpoint of the fifth annual week of sailing speed trials.
attrib. and Comb.1699W. Dampier Voy. II. i. 111 The Dutch..do often buy Proe-bottoms for a small matter of the Malagans..and convert them into Sloops. 1904World Mag. Apr. 21/1 Six lusty proa-men paddled her along. |