praya
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese praya, obsolete form of praia (“beach”).
Noun
[edit]praya (plural prayas)
- A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
- 1973, Tzu-nang Chiu, The Port of Hong Kong: A Survey of its Development, page 24:
- Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.
References
[edit]- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “praya”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Nheengatu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Displaced iwikuí.[1]
Noun
[edit]praya (plural praya-itá)
References
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]praya f (plural prayas)
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