paraluman

• paraloman – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

From pa- +‎ *dalom (“needle”) +‎ -an. Fossilized word *dalom is cognate to karayom (“needle”), Cebuano dagom (“needle”), and Malay jarum (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum (“needle”). Compare Malay pedoman (“compass”).

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧lu‧man
• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈluman/, [pɐ.ɾɐˈlu.mɐn]

paraluman (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

1. (poetic, figurative) muse; goddess (or any guiding light)

   Synonyms: mutya, musa

2. (archaic) mariner's compass

   Synonyms: bruhula, kompas, aguhon

• kalamita

• “paraluman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 35: “Aguja) Paraloman (pp) de marear”