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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PADAUK

From a native Burmese word.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PADAUK

padauk  [pəˈdaʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PADAUK

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Padauk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PADAUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

padauk

Pterocarpus

Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk; other common names are mukwa or narra. The wood is marketed as amboyna when it has grown in the burl form. The scientific name is Latinized Ancient Greek and means "wing fruit", referring to the unusual shape of the seed pods in this genus.

Definition of padauk in the English dictionary

The definition of padauk in the dictionary is any of various tropical African or Asian leguminous trees of the genus Pterocarpus that have reddish wood. Other definition of padauk is the wood of any of these trees, used in decorative cabinetwork.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PADAUK


chowk
tʃaʊk
cowk
kaʊk
gowk
ɡaʊk
howk
haʊk
huntiegowk
ˈhʌntɪˌɡaʊk
padouk
pəˈdaʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PADAUK

pad
padang
padded
padded bra
padded cell
padded shoulders
padder
paddies
padding
paddle
paddle boat
paddle one´s own canoe
paddle steamer
paddle wheel
paddle worm
paddleball
paddleboard
paddlefish
paddler
paddling pool

WORDS THAT END LIKE PADAUK

auk
bouk
cauk
Datuk
douk
great auk
jauk
Kirkuk
little auk
Pamuk
razor-billed auk
razorbill auk
souk
taluk
tuk-tuk
uk
Volapuk
wauk
yuk
zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of padauk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «padauk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PADAUK

Find out the translation of padauk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of padauk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «padauk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

padauk
570 millions of speakers

English

padauk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Padauk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

padauk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Padauk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

padauk
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Translator English - Bengali

padauk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

padouk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Padauk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

padauk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インドカリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

padauk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inguk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

padauk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

padauk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅडॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

padauk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padauk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Padauk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Padauk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

padauk
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

padauk
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

padauk
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

padauk
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

padauk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of padauk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PADAUK»

The term «padauk» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PADAUK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about padauk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PADAUK»

Discover the use of padauk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to padauk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Woodworker
SPECIES AND COMMON NAMES: Pterocarpus soyauxii — padauk, padouk, African padauk, African coralwood, camwood or comwood, and barwood. Sometimes called vermilion, but true vermilion (P. dalbergiodes) is rare and overharvested ...
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The Woody Plant Seed Manual
Fabaceae — Pea family Pterocarpus Linn. padauk, narra John K. Francis Dr. Francis is a research forester at the USDA Forest Service's International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, Puerto References Rosaceae — Rose family ...
F. T. Bonner, Robert P. Karrfalt
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
and various.- It is divided for commercial objects into three classes : first class, padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides), kokko (Albizzia Lebbek\ chvglam ( Terminalia bialata and Myristica Irya), marble-wood, and satin-wood ; second class, pyinma ...
R.C. Temple, 1994
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New Approaches to Chinese Word Formation: Morphology, ...
Expectedly, a phrasal modifier to N2 cannot be placed between Nl and N2, as in ( 31 a/b), but if Nl is made phrasal by de, then grammaticality returns, as in (31 c). ( 31) a. hongmu-zhuozi padauk-table 'padauk table' b. *hongmu- yuan de zhuozi ...
Jerome Lee Packward, 1998
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Padauk Pinle
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Padauk Pinle ((Burmese:, pronounced), Sea of Padauk) is a 2003 Burmese musical drama film.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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A Manual Of Indian Timbers
Modeller}; rays extremely fine, very numerous, uniform and equidistant Forests of the Andaman Islands, not gregarious. The Padauk is the rinolpal timber tree of the Andaman Islands, and its wood has of recent ears obtainafa good place in the ...
J.S. Gamble
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Fine Woodworking on Wood and how to Dry it: 41 Articles
Padauk (Pterocarpus soyaxii) is a bright orange color when freshly cut, turning to rich maroon when exposed to sunlight. This wood comes from western Africa and is one of the most stable, durable woods available. It makes excellent flooring ...
Fine Woodworking, Madeleine Kahn, 1986
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The Globalisation of Chinese Food
The local products of Luzon are gold, ebony, padauk, and trepang. In its northeast there is a mountain over the sea, called Yeli, belonging to Luzon. The people living here are like the Chinese. Its product is trepang (Xie 1980:144).
Sidney Cheung, David Y. H. Wu, 2014
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The Myanmar Maneuver
Every time the Padauk bloomed he was far away from his love and that yearning to pin the golden Padauk on her hair inspired him to write his poems and romantic songs. I myself had a magical experience with the Padauk. Once when my ...
Ruth A. Manieri, 2006
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Globalization of Chinese Food
The local products of Luzon are gold, ebony, padauk, and trepang. In its northeast there is a mountain over the sea, called Yeli, belonging to Luzon. The people living here are like the Chinese. Its product is trepang (Xie 1980:144).
Sidney Cheung, David Y. H. Wu, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PADAUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term padauk is used in the context of the following news items.
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The flower of a single day
As the summer sets in, I keep a watchful eye on the Padauk rows in the capital's High Court and Hare Road areas lest I should miss a treat. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
Myanmar invites tender for log sale
The hardwood logs to be sold through open competitive bidding include Padauk and Pyinkado of different quality grade, the MTE ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
3
Belanger's work on display at Foothills Co-op
Belanger turns bowls using many different types of wood including cherry, maple, mahogany, padauk, walnut, cocobolo and burls. The bowls ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
4
Dirty Dan's Spirit Lives on at the Community Boating Center
“Friends donated exotic pieces of sapele and padauk that made it in there too. It was made with modern tools and materials that Dan wouldn't ... «whatcomtalk.com, Jul 15»
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Lohabarrack resident resents unauthorized chopping down of trees …
Moreover, there was a Padauk tree which had caught fire and in order to prevent the fire spreading some trees had to be cut down. Share on ... «The Echo of India, Jul 15»
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From junker to jewel: Cheese Shop owner Ruhland's loving restoration
Dean Hess and his wife, Pat, of Ottawa, did the interior woodwork, which features exotic African Padauk wood. “It was his first car, and he did ... «The Times, Jun 15»
7
Constable: Woodturners help when sick kids' courage overflows
The "segmented turning" bowls he made are a lush maple with pieces of rich reddish-brown African Padauk wood glued into an intricate ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jun 15»
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San Jose's Southern Lumber says goodbye after 110 years
Luebbe left with only a slab of poplar, a blue-collar wood, and a length of exotic padauk, a reddish board hailing from both Asia and Africa. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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New chariot to replace 300-year-old car of Alagarkoil
The body of the car would be made of padauk wood, known for its durability and toughness. It will measure twenty-two feet from the ground to ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Local brewers find inspiration from art
They chose a piece of African padauk wood to flavor the beer. "The base beer is a very rustic brown ale, a little rough around the edges. «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»

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