ligwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

liguan – obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qali-ʀuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qani-ʀuan.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: lig‧wan

IPA^(key): /liɡˈwan/, [lɪɡˈwan]

Noun

ligwán

a smaller species of honeybee

See also

References

Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

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