bayawak

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bayawak.

Noun

bayawak

  1. monitor lizard

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak
  • IPA(key): /baˈjawak/, [bɐˈja.wak]

Noun

bayawak

  1. scorpion

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bayauac – obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak (cf. Ilocano bayawak (“scorpion”), Malay biawak).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak
  • IPA(key): /baˈjawak/, [bɐˈja.wɐk]

Noun

bayawak

  1. monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)
    Nakatagpo kami ng dalawang bayawak sa loob ng gubat.
    We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.
  2. iguana

Derived terms
  • malabayawak
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