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prahun.Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably a borrowing from Malay. Partly also a borrowing from Portuguese. Partly also a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Malay perahu, Portuguese parão, Dutch prauw. Etymology: Probably ultimately < Malay perahu undecked boat. Compare Old Javanese parahu boat, ship (late 10th cent.; Javanese prau ), Indonesian perahu , prahu . In α. forms via Portuguese parão (1504: see note). In β. forms via Dutch prauw (1598; probably < Malay perahu , or perhaps < Javanese prau ). In γ. forms assimilated to prow n.2 (compare the Romance forms cited at that entry). In ε. forms direct from Malay. Compare French prao (c1525), Italian praho (1525).The Portuguese appear to have applied parão both to the Malay undecked sailing boat and to a type of small boat used on the Malabar coast (Malayalam pāṟu ). R. J. Wilkinson Malay-Eng. Dict. (1959, at pĕrahu) gives the etymology ‘the padao or parao of the Malabar coast, in contrast to the decked kapal’. It is therefore difficult to distinguish the α. forms except according to the area they refer to, but the form paroo seems to represent the Malayalam word. N.E.D.(1908) enters this under the double headword Proa, prahu, with the pronunciations (prōu·ă) /ˈprəʊə/, (prā·u) /ˈprɑːuː/. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > other sailing vessels society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > Malaysian α. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda i. xxv. 62 b The next day..there came in two little Paraos, to the number of twelue men. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt (new ed.) II. i. 258 We left our boats or Paroes. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto ii. 35 She imbarqued herself in sixteen..fishermens Paroos. 1709 (Royal Soc.) 26 189 They arrived in two small vessels, called paraos. 1745 P. Thomas 150 The Pinnace..brought with her an Indian Paroo, which you may see very well described by Capt. Cooke. 1923 22 May 11/4 All available sampans, bancas, and paraos were commandeered, the women and children were embarked, and the fleet of boats took refuge in blue water. 2004 (Nexis) 7 Aug. If the sea is calm and the weather is fine, visitors may take a parao, a wind-driven sailboat, to Talisayan Point. β. 1598 W. Phillip tr. 14 The 15 of June there rowed a scute called a Prawen harde under the lande by us.1606 sig. C3v An howre after..came a prawe or a canow from Bantam.1623 188 Others violently kept their men from entering Limco's prau.1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer 50 They were carried off in little Praw's, or small Boats, on Board the Men of War.1806 (Royal Soc.) 96 270 I was consequently induced to send a small praw, with a servant of mine..who was very expert in diving.1853 23 75 A native trader of Borneo had imported a quantity of it as ballast to his prau.1885 14 42 In open praus or frail outriggers they have at all times been accustomed to make voyages of days and weeks from island to island in that watery domain.1923 J. Conrad iii. 39 What made for him the life of any strange shore were the craft that belonged to it: canoes, catamarans, ballahous, praus [etc.].1957 P. Worsley vii. 133 The officer..stayed put, only to see the prophet himself arrive in a beflagged prau.1994 (Brit. Airways) Nov. 76/2 A couple of years later I was on another boat—this time a sailing prau—that travelled all the way from Bali down to Irian Jaya.γ. 1625 S. Purchas I. iii. x. §1. 239 The King sent a small Prow.1698 J. Fryer 20 They are Owners of several small Provoes..and Canooses.1699 W. Dampier i. vi. 111 The Dutch..do often buy Proe-bottoms for a small matter, of the Malayans..and convert them into Sloops.1726 G. Shelvocke xv. 437 We..saw several flying prows, but none came near us.1831 E. J. Trelawny I. xxviii. 220 They are called by Europeans, owing to the wonderful rapidity with which they sail, flying prows.1907 F. Swettenham iii. 38 All ships, junks, or prows..shall not be molested.δ. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter iii. v. 342 That which was the stern of the proa, now becomes the head, and she is trimmed on the other tack.1785 B. Franklin Let. Aug. in (1786) 2 306 We have no sailing boats equal to the flying proas of the south seas.1839 F. Marryat II. xxiii. 243 They discovered a proa,..sweeping after them.1883 R. A. Proctor in Oct. 571 At Bima every proa and boat was forced from its anchorage and flung on the coast.1904 Apr. 21/1 Six lusty proa-men paddled her along.1977 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.1996 O. Sacks i. 67 ‘You could cross an ocean,’ he said, ‘with a proa like that.’ε. a1811 J. Leyden tr. (1821) 148 Tun Talani and the mantri Jana Petra returned to their prahus.1817 T. S. Raffles I. v. 203 The Chinese also have many brigs, besides their peculiar description of vessels called junks, as well as native-built práhus.1850 W. Stanton in (1860) 7 107 Prahus frequently anchor here.1885 July 442/2 I left Tampias for the Dusun kampong in a small prahu.1932 W. S. Maugham 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.1939 A. Keith iii. xi. 186 The river travel would be accomplished in small native canoes known as perahus.1958 J. Slimming ii. 19 The kit was..stowed away in the boat—a thirty-five-foot perahu with a thirty-horse-power engine.1968 4 Dec. 802/2 A fishing prahu picked me up.1977 7 May 4/1 The healthy state of the regatta was illustrated this year by the number of racing prahus taking part.1986 G. A. Horridge v. 50 It seems to be true that a prahu is always a sailing boat on which the sail is raised by a halyard on a mast.This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582 |