puraw
The Ilocano word for the color white is puraw.
Meaning: color (noun)
Did you know?
- In some regional Ilocano dialects, puraw can be used metaphorically to describe a person who is naive or completely inexperienced.
- Unlike English, which uses 'white' for the eyes, Ilocano uses a specialized term for the white of the eye that is distinct from puraw.
- Ilocano speakers may use different terms for 'white' depending on the object, such as using puti in certain contexts, which is a loanword from Tagalog.
Examples in context
- Pinintaanna iti puraw dagiti diding.She painted the walls white.This sentence shows how to use puraw to describe the color of painted walls.Tatoeba #4672248 by saluyot, translation #316898 by CM
- Adda pusa ken asok. Nangisit ti pusa ken puraw ti aso.I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.This sentence uses puraw to describe the color of a dog in contrast to a black cat.Tatoeba #4635294 by saluyot, translation #255347 by kebukebu
- Adda tarakenna a dua a pusa: nangisit ti maysa, puraw ti maysa.He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white.This sentence uses puraw to distinguish one white cat from one black cat.Tatoeba #4657660 by saluyot, translation #288511 by shekitten
Example conversation
Manuel and Rowena are discussing the color of a new shirt.
- ManuelAnia ti kolor daytoy a kamiseta?What is the color of this shirt?
- RowenaPuraw dayta, Manuel.That is white, Manuel.
- ManuelKayatko ti puraw a kolor.I like the color white.
- RowenaNagpintas ti puraw dita kenka.White looks beautiful on you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
