Palau

Значение (English)

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

Synonyms

Republic of Palau

TT

Belau

Pelew

Palau Islands

the Republic of Palau

𐐑𐐲𐑊𐐵

Произносится как (IPA)

/pəˈlaʊ/

Этимология (English)

Borrowed from Palauan Belau (“Palau”), traditionally derived from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).