ProAとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Malay perau, a variant of perahu. In some forms via Portuguese parão or Dutch prauw; in some forms assimilated to prow.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.ə/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.ə/
• 韻: -əʊə

名詞

proa (複数形 proas)

1. A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
   • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXII, [1]

     I noticed that on the sea were numerous fantastically shaped canoes—or rather boats—like Malay proas, or the canoes used by many of the South Sea islanders.

   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins 2021, p. 231:

     Malay ‘prahu’ or proa were said to be more than a match for British vessels.

アナグラム

• Paro, prao, rapo, roap