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para

Pronunciation: /ˈpara/

“para” is an Indonesian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

particle

  1. A definitive particle, as a proxy for plural marker. Used to denote that the word succeeding is plural.

noun

  1. rubber
  2. paratrooper, military parachutist
  3. the space between the ceiling and the roof of a house
  4. upper arm
  5. edible half rotten (melted) egg.
  6. skin disease on the body in the form of white spots that collect at one point and cause fever

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ڤارا (para), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRa (collective particle). Compare Acehnese para (“horde, troop”).

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